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SUMMARY:LivingWorks safeTALK
LOCATION:Main Library - Community Learning Center\nMain Library - Communit
 y Learning Center
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DESCRIPTION:LivingWorks safeTALK is a 4-hour training coordinated by SJC C
 ares that equips people to be more alert to persons thinking of suicide an
 d better able to connect them with further help..\nhttps://sjcpl.libnet.in
 fo/event/8170326
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Register <a href="https://www.even
 tbrite.com/e/690207277547?aff=oddtdtcreator">here</a> on Eventbrite.</stro
 ng></p>\n<p><strong>Who Should Attend?</strong><br />Anyone aged 15+ years
  is encouraged to take LivingWorks safeTALK. It will prepare you to raise 
 and respond to concerns about suicide in relationships with family\, frien
 ds\, and co-workers. It will equip you to build a culture of safety from s
 uicide in your organization or community. You can play a vital connector r
 ole in what LivingWorks has called a Networks of Safety.</p>\n<p><br /><st
 rong>What Will You Learn?</strong><br />In LivingWorks safeTALK you will l
 earn 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 conne
 ctor is the main focus of this training. You will also be encouraged and e
 mpowered 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.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>How Will You Learn
 ?</strong><br />We aim to provide a safe learning environment. The learnin
 g process includes:<br />&bull\; Trainer presentations\, facilitated discu
 ssion\, and skills practice<br />&bull\; Videos that illustrate what happe
 ns when signs of suicide are overlooked\, and how you can contribute to sa
 fe<br />outcomes when these signs are heard and addressed<br />&bull\; Opp
 ortunities to further explore organizational applications of the training<
 br />Direct and honest discussion about suicide is encouraged. While somet
 imes challenging\, this prepares helpers to openly approach people with th
 oughts of suicide and connect them with further help.</p>\n<p><br /><stron
 g>Where Can You Find Out More?</strong><br />A growing body of published r
 esearch and evaluation supports the value of this training to individuals 
 and organizations while informing program improvements. Over 800\,000 peop
 le have attended this training since its inception. Use the contacts below
  to find out more:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="mailto:info@livingworks.net">in
 fo@livingworks.net</a></p>\n<p>1.888.733.5484 or 403.209.0242</p>\nhttps:/
 /sjcpl.libnet.info/event/8170326
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