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Next SPTI Training is June 28th & 29th!
Join us for our next LivingWorks ASIST workshop! At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent suicide by recognizing signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/905009055447?aff=oddtdtcreator Our next training session will take place on June 28th and 29th, 2024, at St. James United…
Read MoreSPTI Receives Grant to Train Veterans
The Suicide Prevention Training Institute is honored to receive a grant from the Love IV Lawrence Memorial Foundation to provide suicide prevention and intervention training the Veterans, their Families, and Gatekeepers. Visit the Love IV Lawrence Memorial Foundation website for more information about this wonderful organization. Sixty participants will be able to attend the 2-day…
Read MoreSPTI Is Now Writing for FireWatch Magazine
We are proud to announce that SPTI will be a regular contributor to FireWatch Magazine. We will be responsible for providing information on suicide prevention/intervention and how it can impact Veterans. FireWatch’s mission is to be a guide today’s military veteran, their families, and supporters. They recognized the need to provide their readers with resources…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day: When talking about suicide, avoid using these words
From CNN: When talking about suicide, avoid using these words https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/10/health/suicide-why-you-shouldnt-say-committed-wellness/index.html This article from CNN talks about the social stigma that exists around discussion of suicide, and how changing our language around it can help make these discussions more accessible to people. From the article: When it comes to reducing stigma around suicide, not treating…
Read MoreSPTI Suicide Prevention Workshop September 2023
The Suicide Prevention Training Institute (SPTI) held this LivingWorks ASIST™ workshop at the end of September. The two-day face-to-face workshop featured powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations to teach skills to aid in the prevention of suicide. What can you expect from an ASIST workshop? From LivingWorks: At a LivingWorks ASIST workshop, you’ll learn how to…
Read MoreFox News: Young woman is talked out of suicide by a passerby, an off-duty paramedic: ‘Are you OK?’
From Fox News: Young woman is talked out of suicide by a passerby, an off-duty paramedic: ‘Are you OK?’ https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/young-woman-talked-out-suicide-passerby-off-duty-paramedic-are-you-ok This article from Fox News is an example of the power of intervention when a person is contemplating suicide. From the article: “If it wasn’t for the paramedic who stopped that night, I wouldn’t have…
Read MoreDOD Announces Implementation of the Brandon Act
DOD Announces Implementation of the Brandon Act https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3386581/dod-announces-implementation-of-the-brandon-act/ This press release from the DOD announces the Brandon Act. This new policy will help service members seek mental health support in a confidential way. From the press release: Today Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert Cisneros, Jr. signed a policy to implement the…
Read MoreVeterans Day Registration Discount for SPTI’s February Workshop
One Suicide Is Too Many! The AP recently published an article on suicides in the Veteran and Active Duty communities, and the US military’s efforts to combat this epidemic. We encourage you to read it, especially while the country takes time to honor our Veterans. READ HERE In honor of Veterans Day, SPTI is proud to…
Read MoreSPTI Welcomes Its Two Newest ASIST Trainers
Donita and Mary Ann attended the LivingWorks Training for Trainers workshop in August.
Read MoreRecent ASIST Workshop Attendee Rachel Talks About Her Experience
Rachel gives a summary of her experience at the ASIST workshop in Tampa, FL with SPTI
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