Suicide Intervention Training

Grapevine Group is currently offering FREE suicide alertness training to those living in Mackay & Region including district coaches, captains & sports volunteers.

WHY? Because currently there is one death from suicide every 3 to 4 hours and 1 attempt made in Australia every 8 minutes. Suicide is the leading killer of men and women under the age of 34.. Read more facts

Help us make Mackay the most suicide-safe region
in Australia

We ask you or your organisation to participate in suicide prevention training that will..

• Increase awareness of suicide and see prevention opportunities which otherwise may be missed;
• Become more alert to clues and communications that someone may be thinking of suicide;
• Learn how to ask about suicide and respond in ways that show understanding and assess risk;
• Work with persons at risk to increase their safety;
• Facilitate links with further help from family, friends and professional helpers as needed.

Attend Grapevine's Livingworks safeTALK workshops

Focus: Suicide Alertness
Timeframe: 3-3.5 hours
Cost: FREE. Grapevine Group is currently offering to sponsor suicide alertness training to those living in Mackay & Region including district coaches, captains & sports volunteers.

This program alerts community members to signs that a person may be considering suicide. It acknowledges that while most people at risk of suicide signal their distress & invite help, these intervention opportunities are often overlooked. Participants learn to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide & to respond in ways that link them with further suicide intervention help.

safeTALK's goals

It is intended that safeTALK participants will be better prepared to:

• recognise that invitations to help are often overlooked;
• move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss and avoid suicide;
• notice and respond to situations in which thoughts of suicide may be present;
• apply basic TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe);
• connect the person with thoughts of suicide to suicide first aid help and further community resources. Suicide alert community members are better prepared to become a vital link in connecting persons at risk with further help.

Download the safeTALK information
See what Mackay & District Suicide Prevention Training is provided in Mackay & District

If you are eligible to Grapevine's free training & are available to attend a Grapevine safeTALK training session. Grapevine will sponsor your training with other organizations. Download this form to apply for free safeTALK training.

Register in upcoming training

What other suicide prevention training is available to you or your organisation in the Mackay & District?

• Livingworks ASIST
• Mental Health First Aid (Youth)
• Mental Health First Aid (Adult)
• A suicide awareness presentation will be delivered to 500 guests at the Major's Suicide Prevention Breakfast
• See the training calendar to find other organisations that are presenting suicide prevention training in the Mackay & District and when courses are being held

What mental health training is available in the Mackay & District

• Mental Health First Aid (Youth)
• Mental Health First Aid (Adult)

Mackay needs more people to become LivingWorks ASIST or safeTALK Trainers

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