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March 2018
Mental Health First Aid
This 12 hour interactive training is run over two days. You will learn how to recognize, respond and support mental health wellness. The primary goal of the workshop is to increase mental health awareness, decrease stigma, and provide basic intervention skills and techniques. You will learn a model designed to provide mental health first aid. You will also learn the importance of promoting good mental health. Participants must be 18 or older to attend. Register on the McMaster University CCE…
Find out more »Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meeting
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is for adults who have lost a family member or friend to suicide. Some basic principles of the group: There is healing in talking about our feelings and comfort in knowing we are not alone in our grief We encourage all members to share openly, however no one should feel pressure to participate---there is also healing in listening Group members are respectful of differences in people’s needs Confidentiality is strictly maintained Consider the group…
Find out more »April 2018
1st Annual Bowl-a-Thon
Thank you for making our 1st Annual Bowl-a-Thon a success! Thank you to Cheryl Elford for the use of these photos!
Find out more »safeTALK Training – Suicide Prevention for Everyone Hosted by McMaster CCE
This half-day training is designed to make you a 'suicide-alert helper'. You will learn how to recognize when someone with suicidal thoughts is reaching out to you for help and how to connect them with appropriate intervention resources. Having safeTALK-trained helpers is important for healthy communities and settings. Participants must be 15 or older to attend. Register on the McMaster University CCE website here
Find out more »ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
ASIST is a two-day workshop that teaches how to intervene and save a life from suicide. Over a million people around the world have participated in this award-winning program. Most people thinking about suicide don’t actually want to die, but they need help deciding to stay alive. You don’t need any prior training to attend ASIST—just a willingness to make a difference.
Find out more »Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meeting
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is for adults who have lost a family member or friend to suicide. Some basic principles of the group: There is healing in talking about our feelings and comfort in knowing we are not alone in our grief We encourage all members to share openly, however no one should feel pressure to participate---there is also healing in listening Group members are respectful of differences in people’s needs Confidentiality is strictly maintained Consider the group…
Find out more »safeTALK Training – Suicide Prevention for Everyone
Getting to Zero: Suicide Prevention in the Hamilton Region safeTALK is a half‐day alertness training that prepares anyone 15 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide‐alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life‐saving intervention…
Find out more »May 2018
Crisis Prevention Training
This 12 hour interactive training is run over two days. You will learn how to recognize, respond and support mental health wellness. The primary goal of the workshop is to increase mental health awareness, decrease stigma, and provide basic intervention skills and techniques. You will learn a model designed to provide mental health first aid. You will also learn the importance of promoting good mental health. Participants must be 18 or older to attend. Register on the McMaster University CCE…
Find out more »Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meeting
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group is for adults who have lost a family member or friend to suicide. Some basic principles of the group: There is healing in talking about our feelings and comfort in knowing we are not alone in our grief We encourage all members to share openly, however no one should feel pressure to participate---there is also healing in listening Group members are respectful of differences in people’s needs Confidentiality is strictly maintained Consider the group…
Find out more »June 2018
ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training hosted by McMaster Centre for Continuing Education
ASIST is a two-day workshop that teaches how to intervene and save a life from suicide. Over a million people around the world have participated in this award-winning program. Most people thinking about suicide don’t actually want to die, but they need help deciding to stay alive. You don’t need any prior training to attend ASIST—just a willingness to make a difference.
Find out more »