SafeTALK helps you know what to do if someone is thinking about suicide by following the easy to remember TALK steps - Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep-safe. These practical steps offer immediate help to someone having thoughts of suicide and help you both move forward to connect with more specialised support.
SafeTALK is free for those that live, work or learn in the Wakefield District (Including Hemsworth and District, Normanton, Castleford, Pontefract, Knottingley, Havercroft and Ryhill). Six sessions are running until December. The sessions will help you:
- Identify people thinking of suicide.
- Overcome barriers in talking about suicide.
- Identify reasons we may miss, dismiss or avoid suicide.
- Practice using the 4-step model of suicide alertness.
- Connect people at risk of suicide with further appropriate help.
‘’SafeTALK is informative, clear and concise. I feel much more confident to ask people if they are thinking about suicide and know how to help them.’’
SafeTALK dates:
- Tuesday 22nd February 4 - 8 pm
- Wednesday 27th April 9.30 -1.30 pm
- Monday 20th June 4 -8 pm
- Tuesday 16th August 9.30 -1.30 pm
- Thursday 13th October 4- 8 pm
- Tuesday 6th December 9.30 -1.30 pm
All training sessions will be held at Unit 102 (near the Cinema), The Ridings Shopping Centre, Wakefield.