Halton Regional Municipality, ON
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Event Name

Free safeTALK training
Course/Workshop
For: General public
Provided by: one-Link Halton Healthcare

Date and Time

Mon Jan 15, 2018 (This event is over)
9:00 - 12:30pm

Location

2401 Bristol Circle, Oakville, ON, L6HY5S9

Event Description

Free safeTALK training
safeTALK offers valuable skills to everyone 15 and older and requires no formal training or prior experience in suicide prevention. safeTALK is an excellent tool for people who want to become alert to the dangers of suicide. safeTALK offers useful skills to every audience.
Over the course of their training, safeTALK participants will learn to:
• Notice and respond to situations where suicide thoughts might be present
• Recognize that invitations for help are often overlooked
• Move beyond the common tendency to miss, dismiss, and avoid suicide
• Apply the TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
• Know community resources and how to connect someone with thoughts of suicide to them for further help

This is a FREE 3 ½ hour workshop open to family members, care givers or loved ones who are supporting someone living with mental illness or addictions and has or is currently receiving services through one or more of the following Mississauga/Halton services providers.

one-Link/ Halton Healthcare T.E.A.C.H.
Trillium Health Partners CMHA Halton
North Halton Mental Health Clinic STRIDE
ADAPT PAARC
Hope Place Support & Housing Halton
Summit Housing & Outreach

More Info

905-845-2571 x4823

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This event is listed under these topics

Addictions (including Drugs, Alcohol and Gambling)
Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD/ADHD)
Anger
Behaviour and Conduct Problems
Bullying
Depression
Eating Disorders including Anorexia and Bulimia
Learning Disorders
Separation and Divorce
Schizophrenia and Psychosis
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