Suicide prevention training Informed by the latest research in suicide prevention, Wesley LifeForce has developed a quality suite of suicide prevention training. Our suicide prevention training equips participants with the knowledge and skills to increase awareness of suicide in Australia, identify the signs that someone may be at risk of suicide and appropriate action to take. Effective interventions can make a real difference and save lives. Our programs aim at training individuals from all walks of life, as well as organisational groups. All Wesley LifeForce facilitators are accredited trainers and have completed suicide intervention training. Below you will find an outline of our workshops. The outcomes understand risk and protective factors how to identify the warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide how to ask directly about suicide intent understand what local and national support and resources are available to support a person at risk Ensuring participant safety Our workshop material is specifically designed keeping participant’s safety in mind. The course material is vetted by MindFrame – an Australian Government body which provides expert advice to the suicide prevention sector on responsible reporting/portrayal of the issue of suicide.

Wesley LifeForce has developed quality suicide prevention training suite. Our suicide prevention workshops are based on the latest research in suicide prevention and are designed to teach people how to identify the signs that someone may be at risk of suicide, how to engage and appropriate action to take. Effective interventions can make a real difference and save lives. These life-saving conversations offer support and a safe space for open discussions while encouraging help seeking. The outcomes understand risk and protective factors how to identify the warning signs that someone may be at risk of suicide how to ask directly about suicide intent understand what local and national support and resources are available to support a person at risk The program has been designed to be adaptable to individual communities. The basis of the program is respectful knowledge sharing with discussions held as yarning circles with community members. The focus is on collective healing and knowledge exchange which is both culturally appropriate and responsive to the individual or collective Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants attending the workshop. The aim of the program is to enhance community capacity and engagement, to help increase community strength and resilience. Ensuring participant safety Our workshop material is specifically designed […]