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Wesley LifeForce SP Training for Supporting Young People – Gold Coast, QLD

Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus 1 Parklands Drive, Southport, Queensland, Australia

Suicide prevention training for supporting young people 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 supporting young people suicide prevention training is a program which was created in consultation with youth support providers and lived experience. ​ The outcomes • Safe use of language​​ • Australian suicide statistics​​ • Risk factors & protective factors​​ • Warning signs •Supporting someone & active listening​ • How to ask about suicide ​• Safety planning ​• Engaging in self-care practice​ 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.

Free

Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training – Disability Support Work – Logan, QLD

Blackwood Arcade 38 Blackwood Road, Logan Central, Queensland, Australia

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. Our disability support work suicide prevention training is a 2-hour program which was created in consultation with disability support providers and lived experience. The outline of the 2-hour disability support work program is: Safe use of language​ Australian suicide statistics​ Risk factors & protective factors​ Warning signs Supporting someone & active listening How to ask about suicide Safety planning Engaging in self-care practice

Free