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SafeTALK

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safeTALK is a suicide prevention training session.[1]

In Anishinabek News

  • July 2013: The program trains people over the age of 15 to connect those at risk to suicide first aid resources. Youth participating in the Life Promotion Project: The Gift We Carry become certified suicide alert helpers through this training.[2]
  • May 2014: The program was delivered to various communities as part of the Life Promotion Project. Janine Desmoulin served as a trainer for these workshops to help prevent suicide.[3]
  • February 2015: The training was a component of the Life Promotion Strategy workshops for First Nations youth. The program trained 98 community support workers to become trainers within their own communities.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Photography featured at Life Promotion Youth Showcase", Anishinabek News, 27 February 2015 (archived copy; original article).
  2. ↑ "Youth discuss suicide at safeTalk training", Anishinabek News, 26 July 2013 (archived copy; original article).
  3. ↑ "Walk honours those lost to suicide", Anishinabek News, 12 May 2014 (archived copy; original article).