Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world. This workshop is valid for 14 […]Continue readingApplied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Education Services and Capacity Building
ASIST TuneUp
This half day follow-up to the 2 day ASIST workshop offers you the opportunity to review the intervention process and discuss with peers challenges and successes in implementing the ASIST model. You must have previously attended the 2 day ASIST workshop within the last 3 years. Attending the TuneUp will renew your ASIST Certification for […]Continue readingASIST TuneUp
Light Up Your Mind School Program
Presentations for classrooms and youth groups on stress, mental illness and recovery, stigma, and suicide for youth ages 12 and up (grade 7-12). Light Up Your Mind Poster Time: 45 minutes each CMHA has rolled out a new scheduling system called Acuity Scheduling. This system will let you book Light Up Your Mind presentations and Adult […]Continue readingLight Up Your Mind School Program
Little Cub
Little Cub is a 1-day, discussion-based workshop examining suicide prevention in Indigenous children and communities. The Little Cub Workshop draws heavily on storytelling and oral tradition. It begins by recognizing the unique precipitating factors of suicide in Indigenous communities and moves through to identifying risk and protective factors in children 12 years of age and […]Continue readingLittle Cub
Mental Health First Aid (Basic Course)
The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training course was developed to help people provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. MHFA teaches mental health first aid skills. The course does not train people to be therapists, counselors, or mental health professionals. The philosophy behind […]Continue readingMental Health First Aid (Basic Course)
Mental Health Works
If you are interested in booking a workshop, please visit the following link: https://CMHAEdmontonBookings.as.me For questions or to learn more, contact 780-453-4654 or email education@cmha-edmonton.ab.ca Continue readingMental Health Works