What is safeTALK?
SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone 15 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources
What do you learn on the course?
Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
- Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts might be present
- Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked
- Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
- Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
- Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further help
What is included in the course?
Training features:
- Presentations and guidance from a LivingWorks registered trainer
- Access to support from a local community resource person
- Powerful audiovisual learning aids
- The simple yet effective TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
- Hands-on skills practice and development
- Several printed resources to take away with you including a manual and sticker.
The Trainer
Your trainer will be Jay Thompson who is a Registered Mental Health Nurse, MHFA England and Living Works instructor. Jay has a wide range of experience working across the UK in a variety of sectors and settings including schools, charities and businesses. Jay is an experienced trainer and facilitator who makes training accessible, safe, engaging and practical.