Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Suicide is preventable. Anyone can make a difference.

It can be daunting to ask someone if they’re experiencing suicidal thoughts. Knowing how to approach the conversation and having the tools to support can give you the confidence to help someone in need.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day suicide intervention training for anyone over the age of 18 interested in learning suicide first aid intervention skills.

Trusted by professionals, approved by the World Health Organization and learnable by anyone, ASIST is the only workshop of its kind. ASIST has been training people to provide suicide first aid interventions for 40 years. All participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course.

ASIST participants learn to:

• Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions.
• Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs.
• Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it.
• Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large.
• Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care.

Who should take ASIST?

Participants can include but not limited to: parents and caregivers; natural helpers and advisors; educators and ministers; health practitioners; justice, law enforcers, emergency workers, and community volunteers. * Please Note: ASIST is not suitable for those who have recently been seriously affected by suicide.

Additional Details:

• Format: In person. [Please Note: ASIST cannot be delivered via webinar. A minimum of 15 participants is required to book this training. The maximum capacity is 30 participants. ]
• Duration:  ASIST workshops are taught over two days (14 hours class time with an hour lunch break both days)
• Language: English 

What to consider when you reach out to book this training. Any additional information you can provide will help us get back to you.

• Are you looking for individual training or training for your organization or community?
• What size is your organization and where are you based?
• What industry do you work in?
• What are your audience roles and requirements?

Upcoming Workshops

• Date: November 27 and 28
• Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Location: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
• Cost: $75.01 per person

• Date: December 7 and 8
• Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Cost: $75.01 per person

Contact our Education and Training Team today to learn about our fee structure and book your workshop. [Non-Profit Rates available]

By Email: [email protected] | By Phone: 1-877-466-6606 ext. 401

We are able to offer ASIST at a subsidized rate thanks to the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.