Published on Friday, 17 May 2019 at 2:26:39 PM
Please be advised that Mission Australia and the Western Australian Mental Health Commission will be coordinating an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June.
The free workshop will run from 8.30am to 4.30pm on both days at the Youth Involvement Council in South Hedland.
ASIST is suicide first aid and can help all of us to see, hear and respond to the behaviours which may signal suicidal intentions.
ASIST prepares us to work with people at risk of suicide to increase their immediate safety and seek further help. It can be applied in everyday situations with family, friends, co-workers or team mates and in professional roles and volunteering.
In ASIST you will:
- Discuss suicide risk and safety openly and directly
- Consider how attitudes and experiences affect helping
- Learn and apply a model for suicide first aid intervention
- Share ways to care for and support yourself as a helper
Please click here to access the registration form.
For media information:
Laura Hawes
Manager Marketing Communication and Events
(08) 9158 9365 | lhawes@porthedland.wa.gov.au
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