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TRAINING: safeTALK. Suicide Alertness Training for Everyone

When

Sat, 12/10/2016    
1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Bookings

Bookings closed

Where

Keller Williams Realty
6600 W. Broad Street #150 , Richmond, VA, 23230
This is an evidence based program sponsored and presented by the Virginia Chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

This event is FREE courtesy of AFSP

Learn four basic steps to recognize persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them with suicide helping resources.

This three-hour training can help you make a difference.

Why come to safeTALK?

Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help. Often these opportunities are missed, dismissed or avoided – leaving people more alone and at greater risk. safeTALK training prepares you to help by using
TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to identify and engage people with thoughts of suicide and to connect them with further help and care.
Who should attend safeTALK?

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safeTALK is for everyone who wants to help prevent suicide

  • front line workers
  • clergy
  • volunteers
  • parents
  • youth*
  • teachers
  • law enforcement
  • … anyone who wants to help prevent suicide.

How can I get safeTALK training?

This training fee is usually $75 a person but is provided FREE courtesy of the AFSP-Virginia Chapter.
*safeTALK is for anyone age 15 and older

Register for safeTALK Training

Did Charles show warning signs for teen suicide?

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.

Published by

AnneMoss Rogers

AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health and suicide education expert, mental health speaker, suicide prevention trainer and consultant. She is author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW. She raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost her younger son, Charles to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. She is a motivational speaker who empowers by educating and provides life saving strategies and emotionally healthy coping skills. As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now that's the legacy she carries forward in her son's memory. Mental Health Speakers Website.

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