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Welcome to
LivingWorks!

Global leaders in suicide prevention skills training. Creators of LivingWorks ASIST and LivingWorks safeTALK.

9-8-8

New number dedicated to directing callers to local mental health crisis or suicide prevention services now available in Canada

Kevin Berthia
and Kevin Briggs

The power of trust and working together

LivingWorks Start
In French and Spanish!

In just 90 minutes online, LivingWorks Start trains participants to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and how to connect them to help and support.

Who is LivingWorks?

Global Leaders In Proven Suicide Prevention Training For Everyone.

LivingWorks provides unique, evidence-based training that empowers individuals, organizations and communities to work together to help keep people safer from suicide.

Training for

Myself

We know that people are more willing and able to provide this help if they are well prepared. And we believe individuals should prepare for their helping role by choosing a training program that will best support their needs.

Training for

My Organization

We’re proud to partner with organizations, schools, military and veterans services, faith groups, sports teams and many other groups around the world. LivingWorks training will prepare everyone in your organization to play a role in suicide prevention, building a powerful safety network for your team members and those they support.

Training Overview

LivingWorks programs are designed to span a continuum of safety skills. With a common language, philosophy and approach, they give each participant a clear role to play and enable these roles to seamlessly come together, creating safety networks within communities and workplaces. See how LivingWorks programs work together.

LivingWorks

Start

A 90 minute, online training that helps learners develop foundational skills to recognize when someone may be thinking of suicide and connect them to further help.

NOW AVAILABLE

en français and en español!

LivingWorks

safeTALK

Learn to talk openly about suicide, reach out to someone with thoughts of suicide, and connect them with further support in a half-day, face-to-face workshop. This more in-depth training also allows you to practice your skills and helps you to address myths and barriers around suicide.

LivingWorks

ASIST

Recognised as the gold standard in suicide intervention training, LivingWorks ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day, interactive and in-person workshop in suicide first-aid. You will learn to become ready, willing and able to intervene with someone who has thoughts of suicide, and help them develop a safety plan, access help and find hope.

LivingWorks

Faith

LivingWorks Faith is an online program that empowers Christian faith leaders to increase safety from suicide and minister to those who have experienced suicide loss. Faith training provides hope-centered, safety-focused interventions, and enriches life promoting ministries in support of purposeful living and self-care.

Suicide Prevention Training

What is it?

Suicide prevention skills training – sometimes referred to as gatekeeper training – is one of the most effective prevention approaches. When people are thinking about suicide, they almost always express their pain in ways that invite others to reach out and help. Training empowers everyone to recognize the signs of suicide, help keep them safe, access further support and find hope.

Who is it for?

Suicide prevention skills training is for everyone. LivingWorks’ training courses are designed to empower a community-based approach to suicide prevention. We enable everyone to play a role, creating powerful safety networks to support entire communities.

Why do I need it?

By training as many people as possible throughout communities and workplaces, we can create safer environments for us to live, work, play and learn. Anyone, regardless of background or experience, can learn skills to start the conversation, to help keep someone safe and to connect them to further support.

We Drive
Change with

Evidence-Based Programs

We Train

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People Each Year

They Carry Out

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Suicide Interventions Annually

We’ve Trained

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People Since 1983

See The

Evidence

Over 50 peer-reviewed studies and government reports show that LivingWorks programs increase a person’s skills to recognize signs someone is having thoughts of suicide and to confidently intervene to help keep them safe. We know our training works as we encourage rigorous evaluation of our programs to ensure we uphold the gold standard of evidence-based suicide prevention training.

Success Stories

We have finished our second ASIST training and everyone who attended had positive feedback and most actually said for the first time they attended a training session and felt they actually got some real-life skills.

Richelle | Rail Safety Advisor

I’ve lost multiple people to suicide in my lifetime. My children have lost multiple friends in the last 10 years. My son is a chef and it’s a big problem in that industry. As a parent, this has given me so much more confidence in knowing it takes the whole village, and there is a whole village out there.

Chrissy | LivingWorks Trainer & Parent

As a long-time family violence worker, I’ve been lucky enough to attend two ASIST trainings. The value of learning these skills cannot be overstated, for both your professional and personal lives. We all look at the horrifying statistics and wonder what can be done – undertaking training in suicide first aid so that more people in our communities have the skills and confidence to support others is part of the answer.

Riley | Social Worker

Latest Resources

Blog Posts

9-8-8 number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention launches in Canada

9-8-8, a number dedicated to directing callers to local mental health crisis or suicide prevention services, is now available across Canada effective Nov. 30, 2023. It is available to the entire country in both English

Blog Posts

November and men’s mental health: LivingWorks’ efforts to reduce male suicide around the world

We know that across the globe, men are at a heightened risk of dying by suicide. This makes November an incredibly important month as vocal campaigns and awareness days launch as a call to action

Blog Posts

Kevin Berthia and Kevin Briggs: The power of trust and working together

If you or someone you know are having thoughts of suicide, click the link to our Find Safety page. March 11, 2005, was set to be just another day for California Highway Patrol officer Kevin

Press Releases

Calgary start-up celebrates 40th Anniversary

Press Release LivingWorks Backgrounder Key Bios

Welcome to LivingWorks!

9-8-8

Kevin Berthiaand Kevin Briggs

LivingWorks Start In French and Spanish!

Who is LivingWorks?

Global Leaders In Proven Suicide Prevention Training For Everyone.

Training for

Myself

Training for

My Organization

Training Overview

LivingWorks

Start

LivingWorks

safeTALK

LivingWorks

ASIST

LivingWorks

Faith

Suicide Prevention Training

What is it?

Who is it for?

Why do I need it?

We Drive Change with

Evidence-Based Programs

We Train

They Carry Out

We’ve Trained

See The

Success Stories

Richelle | Rail Safety Advisor

Chrissy | LivingWorks Trainer & Parent

Riley | Social Worker

Latest Resources

9-8-8 number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention launches in Canada

November and men’s mental health: LivingWorks’ efforts to reduce male suicide around the world

Kevin Berthia and Kevin Briggs: The power of trust and working together

Calgary start-up celebrates 40th Anniversary

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Welcome to
LivingWorks!

Kevin Berthia
and Kevin Briggs

LivingWorks Start
In French and Spanish!

We Drive
Change with