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Course: You Matter Suicide Prevention Training
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You Matter Suicide Prevention Training

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Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide suicide prevention training which will equip the learner with skills and knowledge about suicide prevention with the expressed purpose of reducing the risk of suicide to friends, co-workers veterans and the elderly.

  • By the end of this training you should be able to:
  • Identify suicide ideation and warning signs
  • Understand how to discuss suicide with others and be able to communicate confidently 
  • Know how to take the appropriate actions if a friend, employee, or family member is showing signs 
  • Know when to seek and recommend help when issues arise that create suidical ideation
  • Be introduced to Suicide Prevention strategies and methods
  • Be familiar with risk factors 

 

One myth that absolutely has to be dispelled before we start is that… “Talking to someone else about suicide will make someone start to consider suicide for themselves” that is absolutely false and should not prevent you from trying to help someone with suicidial ideations.