LivingWorks safeTALK is a 4-hour training that equips people to be more alert to persons thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help.

Who Should Attend?
Anyone aged 18+ years is encouraged to take LivingWorks safeTALK. It will prepare you to raise and respond to concerns about suicide in relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. It will equip you to build a culture of safety from suicide in your organisation or community. You can play a vital connector role in what LivingWorks has called a Networks of Safety.

What Will You Learn?
In LivingWorks safeTALK you will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support. Your role as a connector is the main focus of this training. You will also be encouraged and empowered to talk openly with someone about suicide through a 4-step model. Overcoming personal and community attitudes to seeking and providing help is a key theme of this training.

In LivingWorks safeTALK you will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help them keep safe by promptly connecting them to further support. Your role as a connector is the main focus of this training, which features:

Trainer presentations, facilitated discussion, and skills practice

Videos that illustrate what happens when signs of suicide are overlooked, and how you can contribute to safe outcomes when these signs are heard and addressed

Opportunities to further explore organisational applications of the training

A community resource person will be on hand at the workshop to support your safety and comfort.