Educate
We promote and facilitate a variety of training programs to educate gatekeepers in our local communities.
Training Programs
The SAM Foundation acts as a link to multiple organizations that provide suicide awareness and prevention training.
Click on a program below to read more about it and determine what may work for you and your organization.
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Training Program Descriptions
Further detailed information on all the training programs we offer
Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR)
Training Objectives
This program teaches people to do the following:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- How to talk with someone who may be at risk for suicide and persuade them to get help
- Refer at-risk individuals to appropriate resources for help
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- Individuals
- Organizations
- Professional groups
Who is helped:
- Community members
Location:
- Trainings can be online or in-person with a minimum of 15 trainees recommended
Training Format & Highlights
QPR comes in different versions for the following audiences:
- Individuals: Online
- Organizations or Small Groups: Online or in-person
- Professional groups, including health care professionals, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters & EMS
- Extended learning options are available beyond basic QPR courses.
* Classes offered virtually or in person
For More Information: QPR Institute | SPRC Listing -QPR
We strive to offer all programs at low cost to the attendee however, any donations you can provide are greatly appreciated.
The suggested donation for sponsoring a QPR training is $20 per person or $200-$500 for a group.
The Jason Foundation's Online Courses
Training Objectives
This program teaches people to do the following:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- How to talk with someone who may be at risk for suicide and persuade them to get help
- Refer at-risk individuals to appropriate resources for help
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- Teachers and other school personnel
- Parents
- High school students
Who is helped:
- High school students
Training Format & Highlights
This training is available in one to two hour modules. Training conducted on line or in a live meeting with facilitator. Modules include:
- Suicide Postvention: The Critical Role of Educators
- Childhood and Teen Depression for Educators
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
- Bullying and Suicide
- Youth Suicide: “A Silent Epidemic”
- Mental Health Issues Surrounding Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Prevention Among LGBT Youth
- Prevention is the Key
- The History of Suicide Prevention
For More Information: Courses – The Jason Foundation
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
2 Day Training
Training Objectives
This program teaches people to do the following:
- Understand how attitudes affect views on suicide and prevention
- Provide assistance and suicide first aid to a person at risk
- Identify the elements of a suicide safety plan and the actions needed to implement it
- Value improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community
- Recognize other aspects of suicide prevention, including self-care
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- Anyone ages 16 and older (e.g., health care providers, teachers and other school staff, clergy, community volunteers, first responders, and caregivers)
Who is helped:
- Individuals who have thoughts of suicide
Training Format & Highlights
2-day, 15-hour workshop led by two LivingWorks registered trainers
- Includes presentations, videos, group discussions, and skills practice and development
- Training-of-trainers available
For More Information: LivingWorks | SPRC Listing Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) | Suicide Prevention Resource Center – ASIST
We strive to offer all programs at no cost to the attendee however any assistance with our expenses so we can continue to provide these services is greatly appreciated.
The suggested donation for sponsoring a QPR training is $100-$300 per person and $2,000-$4,000 for a group.
SafeTalk
4-hour In-person Training
Training Objectives
This program teaches people to:
- recognizing signs
- engage someone needing to be kept safe from suicide
- connecting them to an intervention resource for further support.
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- anyone 15 or older
Training Format & Highlights
This is a 4-hour in-person training that teaches how to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and how to connect them to help and support.
No formal prior training or experience required
For More Information: LivingWorks
We strive to offer all programs at no cost to the attendee however any assistance with our expenses so we can continue to provide these services is greatly appreciated.
The suggested donation for sponsoring a QPR training is $100-$200 per person and $1,000 for a group.
SOS (Signs of Suicide)
Training Objectives
This program teaches people to do the following:
- Acknowledge
- Care
- Tell
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- Students (6th-12th grade)
- School Staff
Who is helped:
- Youth
Training Format & Highlights
SOS Signs of Suicide has taught adults and children how to ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell) for decades – not only how to identify the warning signs of depression and suicide, but also how to have a conversation about it.
For More Information: MindWise.org
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) / Youth or Adult
Training Objectives
In the Mental Health First Aid course, participants learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Participants learn to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.
Audiences
Who can be trained:
- Adult -Anyone age 18 and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem.
- Youth – Primarily intended for adults to learn how to help young people experiencing mental health challenges or crises. It reviews the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents ages 12-18 and emphasizes the importance of early intervention.
Training Format & Highlights
Topics covered:
- Anxiety disorders
- Trauma
- Psychosis
- Substance Use disorders
- Depression and mood disorders
Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.
* Classes offered virtually or in person
For More Information: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/take-a-course/
Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR)
Training Objectives
AMSR is a one-day training workshop for behavioral health professionals. The 6.5-hour training program is based on the latest research and designed to help participants provide safer suicide care. Trainings can also be offered online.
Audiences
AMSR is designed for health care providers who have a master’s or doctoral degree in a behavioral health field, including:
- Social workers
- Professional counselors
- Marriage and family therapists
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Psychiatric nurses
Training Format & Highlights
AMSR presents five of the most common dilemmas faced by providers and the best practices for addressing them. Teaching and skill-building methods include:
- Video demonstrations
- Group discussion
- Paired practice
- Documentation practice
- Reflection
- Expert teaching
For More Information: https://www.sprc.org/training-events/amsr
L3 (Listen, Learn, Lead)
For More Information:
Intervention | Armed Forces Mission (intervenechallenge.org)
Interested in any of the above?
See below for future trainings/events or feel free to fill out the inquiry form if you are interested in hosting/scheduling a talk, training session, volunteering, event.
Upcoming Trainings- Register Now!
In-Person:
March:
April:
04/16 – Lunch & Learn (Fort Payne, AL)
04/23 & 04/24 – ASIST Training (Fort Payne, AL)
Virtual:
March:
TBD
