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 90-minute 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.

The same 90-minute training is offered on the following dates:

• Wednesday, July 12th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, August 9th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, September 13th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, October 11th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, November 8th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, December 13th, 2023: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, January 10th, 2024: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, February 14th, 2024: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, March 13th, 2024: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, April 10th, 2024: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, May 8th, 2024: 10-11:30 am
• Wednesday, June 12th, 2024: 10-11:30 am

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)
Executive Director
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 (DMH) 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). Learn more about Umatter® programs (Awareness, TOT, Schools, YYA) HERE.

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. Learn more about the Center for Health and Learning HERE.