About this Event
CALM teaches these lifesaving skills:
This 3-hour workshop is designed to help providers implement strategies to put time and distance between someone at risk of suicide and lethal means. This workshop includes relevant information on suicide and the public health approach to suicide prevention.
CALM Counseling on Access to Lethal Means is designed to:
- Develop the skills necessary to support a person at risk of suicide and their family
- Create an understanding of the need to put time and distance between someone at risk of suicide and a wide range of lethal means
- Provide basic information and data about public health approaches to suicide prevention
- Provide an introduction to firearms
- Model intervention strategies through the use of role plays & video presentations
Workshops: Training sessions that focus on reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and Medic*tion, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies.
This course is free and is open to:
- law enforcement
- first responders
- military and Veteran service organizations
- health care professionals
- school counselors and administrators
- mental health and behavioral health providers
- other community members working with individuals at risk of suicide
It covers how to:
- Identify people who could benefit from lethal means counseling
- Ask about access to lethal methods
- Work with them—and their families—to reduce access
*Workshops are approximately 3 hours in length for up to 25 participants. Virtual options are available upon request.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Samaritan Center, 8956 Research Boulevard, Bldg 2, Austin, United States
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