Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) Training
Life saving interventions that can be used on sets and stages
What is ASIST?
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop—ASIST can be learned and used by anyone.
About ASIST
As the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop, LivingWorks’ ASIST program is supported by numerous evaluations including independent and peer-reviewed studies. Results demonstrate that ASIST helps participants become more willing, ready, and able to intervene with someone at risk of suicide. ASIST is also proven to reduce suicidality for those at risk. A 2013 study that monitored over 1,500 suicidal callers to crisis lines found that callers who spoke with ASIST-trained counselors were 74% less likely to be suicidal after the call, compared to callers who spoke with counselors trained in methods other than ASIST. Callers were also less overwhelmed, less depressed, and more hopeful after speaking with ASIST-trained counselors.
Course Objectives
In the course of the two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:
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Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions
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Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs
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Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it
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Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large
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Recognize other important aspects of suicide prevention, including life-promotion and self-care.
Are you ready?
Course offerings are made possible by a partnership with
Wellbeing in Creative Arts and Entertainment and Living Works.
