Available Trainings and Presentations:
VA S.A.V.E -
VA S.A.V.E stands for Signs, Ask, Validate, and Encourage/Expedite - this free, brief online or in-person course will help you act with care and compassion if you come across a Veteran who is in crisis or having thoughts of suicide. The Acronym S.A.V.E. helps you remember the important steps involved in suicide prevention. VA S.A.V.E can be taught in as little as ONE HOUR.
Mental Health First Aid -
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addictions concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help. This course takes about EIGHT HOURS to complete.
Youth Mental Health First Aid -
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. This course takes about EIGHT HOURS to complete.
Link to Hope –
Link to Hope is a 90-minute training on suicide prevention that can be delivered in-person or virtually. Link to Hope was developed very recently by SPCNY to provide basic suicide prevention skills and education for providers, community partners, and organizations. The objectives are to:
- Gain a basic understanding of suicide and warning signs
- Learn that everyone can have a role in preventing suicide
- Learn about the three R’s: Recognize, Respond, and Refer
- Learn tips to help someone in suicide crisis
Firearm Safety in the Lens of Suicide Prevention –
Firearm safety is critical to suicide prevention. The goal of this ~90 minute training is to provide information that can help attendees as well as their loved ones make more informed decisions about access to firearms when someone in their household is at risk of suicide. The training discusses and practices ways to talk to loved ones about firearm safety for suicide prevention. To ensure that a range of perspectives are covered on firearm safety and suicide, the workshop is co-presented by an expert in suicide prevention and an expert in firearms.
ASIST -
ASIST stands for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and is a TWO-DAY face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. At an ASIST workshop, you'll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. Two knowledgeable, supportive trainers will guide you through the course, ensuring your comfort and safety.
It's Real: Teens and Mental Health * -
It’s Real: Teens and Mental Health is a program that provides young people with mental health education and resources. The program raises awareness about mental health issues, how to start a conversation about mental health, the importance of self-care, and how to reach out for help. Recommended ages: 14-18. This presentation is approximately ONE HOUR in length. *This is a presentation for teens, not a training.
Teen Mental Health First Aid -
Teen Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches teens grades 10-12, or ages 15-18, how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges among their friends and peers. The program equips young people with the knowledge and skills they need to take care of their own mental health and to support each other, including how to get the help of a trusted adult.
