Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training

The Center for Health and Learning’s Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training Series offers stand-alone two-hour virtual live sessions to enhance knowledge, comfort, and skills to identify those at risk for suicide in your organization or community. Including resources to get help, Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training provides the fundamental knowledge to build a suicide prevention-aware community or workplace.

About this Training
Participants learn basic knowledge and skills of suicide prevention, including societal myths and attitudes, use of sensitive language, risk factors and warning signs, protective factors, considerations for populations at risk, examples of what to say and do, and local and national resources for help. Participants use behavioral practice techniques to apply a three-step process for talking with someone who presents a suicide risk. The training includes a discussion of best practices for suicide prevention in your organization or community setting.

About the Trainers
Kathleen Kilbourne, M.Ed (she/her)
Umatter® Trainer Consultant
Center for Health and Learning

Cristina Maddocks, M.S. (she/her)
Suicide Prevention and Umatter® Program Specialist
Center for Health and Learning

Who should attend
Anyone interested in preventing suicide. General and inclusive across organizations, demographics, and communities.

Objectives of Training
Know basic information about suicide prevention
Identify protective factors, risk factors, and warning signs
Learn the 3-step intervention process and practice it
Increase confidence and competence to respond
Understand your role in suicide prevention either in your school, organization, or community

Cost
Registration Fee $10.00

Registration Fees are Non-Refundable. This training is designed and presented by the Center for Health and Learning (CHL) under funding from the VT Department of Mental Health to the VT Suicide Prevention Center, a public-private partnership between VT DMH and CHL.

Additional Information
The Center for Health and Learning (CHL) can also bring Umatter® Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training to your workplace, organization, or community group. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with Cristina at cristina@healthandlearning.org for more information.

Umatter® Suicide Prevention is a national best practice program developed by the Center for Health and Learning (CHL).

Center for Health and Learning is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for initiatives that inspire optimal health for all. The mission is to build healthy communities through educational resources, leadership training, policy development, and technical assistance.