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15 NMC students certified on safeTALK Suicide Alertness
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Posted on Jan 30 2023
15 students from the Northern Marianas College undergo the safeTALK suicide alertness training. (CHCC)
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp.’s Community Guidance Center’s Suicide Prevention Program certified 15 students from the Northern Marianas College in the safeTALK suicide alertness training. The training was held on Jan. 12, 2023, at the NMC campus and was facilitated by Guadalupe Camacho, NMC’s Student Success counselor.
Since its inception in 2018, the CNMI Suicide Prevention Program has offered suicide prevention training opportunities to the community. The Program has trained over 2,000 individuals and currently offers four training opportunities:
1. The safeTALK suicide alertness training is a four-hour training that helps participants recognize signs of suicide, engage someone, and ensure their connection to safety.
2. The two-day (15-hour) Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (A.S.I.S.T.) is offered to individuals 16 years and older and teaches participants how to assist individuals who are at risk for suicide.
3. The Question, Persuade, and Refer Gatekeeper Training is offered to individuals 16 and older, is 90 minutes long, and is designed to teach participants the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. Gatekeepers can include anyone who is strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworkers, police officers).
4. Additionally, the program provides Postvention Training which is a six-hour training offered to anyone who has lost someone to suicide or from a sudden death. This training is also beneficial for service providers and teaches them how to respond in a coordinated and comprehensive way after a suicide or any sudden death.
For more information on the safeTALK training, visit www.livingworks.net, or call the CNMI Suicide Prevention Program at (670) 664-LIVE (5483). (CHCC)
