Workshop aims to open dialogue on suicide awareness
Talking about suicide is never easy, but with training and support more people can start to have a conversation and help those in need.
A new workshop coming to Prince Albert aims to open up conversation around suicide awareness and intervention, and get more people talking. safeTALK is a half-day workshop happening April 28 in Prince Albert. Developed in 2006, the workshop is part of the LivingWorks organization, which aims to prevent suicide.
Shelley Christian, who will facilitate the April 28 safeTALK workshop in Prince Albert, said the program helps people recognize when a person is contemplating suicide and connect them to local resources. The program is open to anyone aged 15 years and older, she said, and participants don’t need any formal training or preparation to attend.
“It’s a really positively-framed workshop, one of the best that I’ve seen,” Christian said. “Almost everyone has had a thought of suicide at one time or another.”