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September 2015
Community safeTALK Session for World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. In recognition of this important day the Canadian Mental Health Association: Hamilton Branch is pleased to offer safeTALK Training at a subsidized rate of only $15 per person for the general public! safeTALK is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, 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…
Find out more »May 2017
safeTALK training at a subsidized rate
In recognition of Mental Health Week the Canadian Mental Health Association Hamilton is pleased to offer safeTALK training at a subsidized rate of only $10 per person safeTALK is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, 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…
Find out more »January 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 »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 »February 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 »Peace of Minds Yoga
Bringing people together to raise awareness for mental illness and support vital programs & services provided by the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO). The Peace of Minds Yoga is open to everyone. Enjoy a day of yoga & meditation classes. Refreshments provided. Register today! peaceofmindsyoga.ca CONTACT Marina Sue-Ping E: msue-ping@schizophrenia.on.ca P: 1.800.449.6367 x304
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 »Compassion Fatigue Workshop – The Cost of Caring
Workshop Facilitator: Valerie Spironello, MSW, RSW Compassion fatigue, often referred to as ‘caregiver fatigue’, is characterized by deep emotional and physical exhaustion and by a shift in a helping professional’s sense of hope and optimism about the future and the value of their work. It has been called “a disorder that affects those who do their work well” (Figley 1995). In this interactive workshop participants will begin to have an understanding of how they are impacted by the work…
Find out more »March 2018
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.
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