Training

The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) Suicide Prevention is committed to providing an ever expanding array of curricula assigned to build capacity for suicide prevention within state, local, tribal and community based organizations. These high quality curricula reflect the emphasis placed on training found in the National and NYS Strategy for Suicide Prevention as well as the NYS Office of Mental health Suicide Prevention Initiative.

NYS OMH Suicide Prevention Initiative Training Calender

	ASIST–Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help clinical, non-clinical caregivers and parents recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. Trainers are certified by Living Works, Inc. as accomplished practitioners in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
	At-Risk for High School Educators (Website \| Training ) At-Risk for High School Educators is a one-hour online, interactive gatekeeper training simulation designed for high school teachers and staff using emotionally responsive student avatars.
	CONNECT: Postvention is Prevention (Website \| Training) CONNECT Postvention training is designed to reduce risk and promote healing following a suicide death and is a designated National Best Practice Program. Suicide deaths not only affect family but frequently create larger community distress; suicide clusters may follow. CONNECT helps communities prepare for suicide deaths and to mobilize to prevent suicide clusters. The 3-4 hour CONNECT Suicide Postvention Training provides specific knowledge and skill development for various professions who might be involved in suicide response. Postvention is Prevention.
	QPR - Question, Presuade, Refer (Website \| Training) QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.
	SafeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone (Website \| Training) Safe Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe (SafeTALK) is a two-and-a-half to three-hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. This training is great for non-clinical providers, parents and youth of at least 15 years old.
	Cultural Competence Training The New York State Office for Mental Health, through the support of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Garrett Lee Smith Grant for Youth Suicide Prevention, aims to address at-risk groups through training to build sensitivity and awareness of their needs and concerns.

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Last Modified: 3/4/2013

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	ASIST–Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help clinical, non-clinical caregivers and parents recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. Trainers are certified by Living Works, Inc. as accomplished practitioners in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
	At-Risk for High School Educators (Website \| Training ) At-Risk for High School Educators is a one-hour online, interactive gatekeeper training simulation designed for high school teachers and staff using emotionally responsive student avatars.
	CONNECT: Postvention is Prevention (Website \| Training) CONNECT Postvention training is designed to reduce risk and promote healing following a suicide death and is a designated National Best Practice Program. Suicide deaths not only affect family but frequently create larger community distress; suicide clusters may follow. CONNECT helps communities prepare for suicide deaths and to mobilize to prevent suicide clusters. The 3-4 hour CONNECT Suicide Postvention Training provides specific knowledge and skill development for various professions who might be involved in suicide response. Postvention is Prevention.
	QPR - Question, Presuade, Refer (Website \| Training) QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.
	SafeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone (Website \| Training) Safe Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe (SafeTALK) is a two-and-a-half to three-hour training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. This training is great for non-clinical providers, parents and youth of at least 15 years old.
	Cultural Competence Training The New York State Office for Mental Health, through the support of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Garrett Lee Smith Grant for Youth Suicide Prevention, aims to address at-risk groups through training to build sensitivity and awareness of their needs and concerns.