Suicide Prevention Course
What will I learn?
Sharpen your communication skills and make a real difference with our Suicide Prevention Training, designed especially for folks who work in communication. You'll learn how to check on someone's mental well-being, spot the signs that someone might be at risk, and build a relationship of trust. We'll teach you how to put together crisis plans that include finding the right resources and making sure everyone's safe. You'll get good at showing empathy, listening carefully, and responding in a way that doesn't judge. You'll also understand the laws around this and how to properly document what you find. Give yourself the skills to support others and save lives in our communities.
Apoia's Unique Features
Develop skills
Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below
Learn how to check on someone's mental well-being: Get good at asking the right questions and spotting potential risks.
Develop crisis plans: Create safety measures and ways to cope.
Improve your communication skills: Practice showing empathy, listening closely, and responding without judgement.
Figure out how likely someone is to harm themselves: Learn about the laws, ethical things to consider, and how to document everything.
Build support networks: Find and use community resources in your crisis plans.
Suggested overview
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before getting started, you can adjust the chapters and the workload.
- Choose which chapter to begin with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can include
You'll be able to create more chapters like the examples below
This is a free course, focused on personal and professional growth. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.