Training
The trainings listed below are appropriate for community members and people in work settings. The cost and trainer availability for the trainings vary.
Basic Suicide Prevention Training
These trainings focus on teaching basic skills to adults or youth about how to recognize and respond to suicide risk.
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Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR)*
A 2-hour virtual or in-person training (for adults and youth ages 15+) that teaches the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. QPR teaches how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. QPR is a training for those that do not work in the mental health field, because everyone can help prevent suicide. Contact: Kristen Ludeker-Seibert.
A list of local QPR trainers in Indiana can be found here. If you are a QPR trainer and would like to be listed, please submit your information using the form here.
The QPR Institute also offers on-line training for subpopulations such as healthcare providers, mental health providers, schools, coaches, elder care workers and those who work with veterans. Learn more
*QPR Trainer Certification Course (training for trainers or T4T): An 8-hour training to learn how to deliver the QPR program. Learn more -
safeTALK
A 3 ½ hour in-person training for people (for adult and youth ages 15+) and older that provides in-depth skills to recognize qaasigns of suicide, engage someone, and ensure a connection to safety. Learn more
A list of local safeTALK trainers in Indiana can be found here.
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S.A.V.E. Training
A free 1 hour in-person or virtual training provided by the VA to learn skills to help a veteran who is in crisis or experiencing suicidal thoughts with with care and compassion. For more information contact Craig Lewis.
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Columbia – Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
A 1-1 ½ hour training (for adults) to learn how to use a 6-item screener to determine if someone is at low, medium, or high risk for suicide. The screener can be used in a wide range of settings and for individuals of all ages. Learn more
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Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
A 1 to 2-hour training (for adults that teaches people how to reduce access to the methods (lethal means) people use to take their own lives. It covers how to identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling, ask about their access to lethal means, and work with them and their families to create suicide safety by reducing access to lethal means. Learn more
A list of local CALM trainers in Indiana can be found here.
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LivingWorks Start
A 90-minute interactive on-line program (for adults and youth ages 13+) teaches how to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support. Access it -
Jason Foundation Professional Development Series
A series of online staff development modules for adults who work with youth that provide information on the awareness and prevention of youth suicide. Learn more
Youth Programming & Curriculum
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Lifelines®
The complete Hazelden Lifelines® Trilogy is a unique collection of three programs that address the important topic of youth suicide: from prevention to intervention to response. The comprehensive Suicide Awareness and Responsiveness Program for Teens is a whole-school program made up of three components: Lifelines: Prevention (classroom curriculum), Lifelines: Intervention (for counselors/administrators), and Lifelines: Postvention (after a suicide procedures). Instruction on developing comprehensive policy & procedures is also provided. Learn more -
Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength is a best practice, strength-based, upstream program providing training for both youth and adults in secondary schools and community-based settings promoting suicide well-being, help-seeking, resilience, healthy coping, and a sense of belonging. Learn more -
Hope Squad
A peer-led group who are trained to take action when someone is struggling. They learn to show empathy to their peers, listen without judgment, and reduce stigma regarding help-seeking and mental illness. Learn more -
Talk Saves Lives
A 45-60 minutes presentation offered by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention volunteers that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Learn more -
Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) High School Program
A peer-led mental health club that empowers teens to educate one another, and their communities, and to create a culture of peer support within their schools to fight mental health stigma. Learn More
Advanced Suicide Training
Additional in-depth training for specific caregivers and persons affected by suicide
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ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
A two-day interactive workshop for anyone aged 16 and older that teaches suicide first-aid. Learn how to intervene with care, confidence and skill – feel prepared to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide – receive practical guidance on how to have a supportive conversation – learn how to help someone move toward safety, hope, and connection.
A list of local ASIST trainers in Indiana can be found here.
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*Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
CAMS equips mental health professionals of all backgrounds—including students becoming professionals—to collaboratively support patients in solving the root causes of suffering in pursuit of a meaningful life. The course includes a 3-hour online self-paced video, a 7-hour online or in-person role play training day, and four consultations calls. Learn more about CAMS or find a CAMS designated provider here. -
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR)
A 1-day in-person training that uses best practices recommended by the nation’s leading experts to train clinicians and other healthcare professionals how to determine the level of suicide risk for an individual. Learn more -
*Shield of Care (Juvenile Justice Professionals)
A suicide prevention curriculum designed specifically for staff that work in juvenile justice facilities to lear how to play an active role in intervening to protect youth from suicide and support youth in building resiliency. Learn more -
*Alternatives to Suicide
The Alternatives to Suicide approach is about providing space (support group or as a peer support worker) to openly explore the meaning behind thoughts and feelings of suicide, as well as what might be worth living for. “Alt2Su” honors collective wisdom and individuals’ lived experiences to promote authentic connection and healing.
Either train to become a Facilitator for Alternatives to Suicide Support Groups (Facilitator Training, 3 days) or be trained to advocate for systems change (Dialogue & Systems Change Training, 2 days). Learn more
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Soul Shop for Communities, Faith Leaders, and Youth Workers
https://www.soulshopmovement.org/
Soul Shop For Communities: A community-focused program that examines how we approach and discuss suicide. This training introduces the CALL model, designed to help keep individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts safe.
Recommended for: Community members, High School staff and students, coalitions, retreats
Duration: 2 hours
Interested? Contact trainer: Lisa Herald (812) 820-4611
Soul Shop for Faith Leaders: Equipping faith communities to recognize and respond to suicidal desperation. A one-day workshop designed to develop soul-safe communities by equipping members to address suicide as a regular aspect of their life and work.
Recommended for: Clergy, ministry staff, lay members, and faith-based clinicians
Duration: 7 hours
Interested? Contact trainer: Lisa Herald (812) 820-4611
Soul Shop for Youth Workers: A one-day faith-based workshop designed to address the unique needs of youth ages 11-18 who are impacted by suicide. Participants will receive training in suicide awareness and basic conversation skills, learning how to encourage youth to share their experience with suicidal thoughts.
Recommended for: Youth Pastors, Volunteers, Church/Christian School teachers, faith-based clinicians
Duration: 7 hours
Interested? Contact trainer: LIsa Herald (812) 820-4611
System-wide Training
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*Zero Suicide Academy
Through the Education Development Center: Transforming systems for safer suicide care. Zero Suicide Institute® provides expert support to systems of care committed to adopting and sustaining continuous quality improvement practices designed to transform suicide prevention and treatment. Community of Practice meetings are an extended part of this training to support implementation. Learn more Contact: Caitlyn.Short@fssa.IN.gov
Mental Health-focused Training
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Mental Health First Aid
An 8-hour skills-based training course (in-person and/or on-line) that teaches participants how to identify someone facing a mental health challenge and how to use a five-step action plan to help someone who is experiencing a mental health crisis. Training has on-line and in-person implementation. There are Adult Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid (adults serving youth) and Teen Mental Health First Aid (for youth) trainings. Learn more
Suicide Postvention/Treatment
These trainings focus helping communities and individual help those who have had a suicide loss heal.
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*AFSP Suicide Loss Support Group Facilitator Training
This 2-day training program offers organizers a way to create and facilitate a community support group for suicide loss survivors in the aftermath of a suicide. Training includes lecture, interactive discussion, and role-playing and are led by experts in the field of suicide bereavement. AFSP offers two courses: one on facilitating adult support groups, and another on facilitating child and teen support groups. Learn more. Contact: Kelsey Aaron