Workforce suicide prevention programs should train employees to identify suicide risk factors and warning signs.

These programs are not intended to train participants in clinically diagnosing individual mental health situations, but rather bringing awareness, increasing empathy, and promoting a willingness to engage with those who may be in crisis.

Choosing a training program for your company does not need to be challenging. Select a program that meets your company’s needs, readiness, and climate now – it will evolve with your workplace culture.

Suicide Prevention Training Programs

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    Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training

    Recommended for all staff members

    qprinstitute.com
    The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.

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    CALM-Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

    Recommended for Supervisors and Staff

    CALM training

    CALM is focused on reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, which can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This free online course focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers how to: (1) identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling, (2) ask about their access to lethal methods, and (3) work with them—and their families—to reduce access.

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    SAFE TALK

    Recommended for Supervisors and Staff.

    LivingWorks SAFETALK

    Learn and practice powerful, life-saving skills in just four hours.

    Using a simple yet effective model, LivingWorks safeTALK empowers everyone to make a difference. With over 120,000 people attending each year, it's the world's fastest-growing suicide prevention training.

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    Mental Health First Aid

    Recommended for Supervisors and Staff

    Mental Health First Aid

    Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.

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    ASIST Training

    Recommended for those who want to provide advanced intervention services

    ASIST

    The world's leading suicide intervention training program Trusted by professionals yet learnable by anyone, LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is the only workshop of its kind. Updated continually to reflect new knowledge, LivingWorks ASIST has been empowering people to provide skilled, life-saving interventions for over 35 years.

In the Portland Oregon area, Lines For Life and Tri-County Mental Health Departments (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties) have numerous training and volunteer opportunities.

LINK TO ADDITIONAL TRAINING!

  • Lines For Life Training

    Lines For Life

    Provides training in an array of evidence-based suicide and substance abuse prevention programs.

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  • Get Trained To Help

    Tri-County Area (Portland) Get Trained to Help.

    Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties have joined together to create a one-stop gateway where community members can go to learn about and register for free mental health first aid trainings. By combining our resources, we can offer classes across the region, reaching more people desiring to help others in need.

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