Northern Horizons

Northern Horizons is a social enterprise, working to empower, inspire, educate and build partnerships within the North West Region. The main focus of Northern Horizons is suicide prevention, intervention and post-vention. While conducting business Northern Horizons will ensure that money from the training stays within social service agencies and in the communities to further enhance and develop services. Trainings offered: safeTALK safeTALK is a half-day alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST. Since its development in 2006, safeTALK has been used in over 20 countries around the world, and more than 200 selectable video vignettes have been produced to tailor the program’s audio-visual component for diverse audiences. safeTALK-trained helpers are an important part of suicide-safer communities, working alongside intervention resources to identify and avert suicide risks. Workshop features: •Presentations and guidance from a LivingWorks registered trainer •Access to support from a local community resource person •Powerful audiovisual learning aids •The simple yet effective TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe •Hands-on skills practice and development safeTALK helps expand the reach of suicide intervention skills in communities around the world. ASIST- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Virtually anyone age 16 or older, regardless of prior experience or training, can become an ASIST-trained caregiver. Developed in 1983 and regularly updated to reflect improvements in knowledge and practice, ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention workshop. During the two-day interactive session, participants learn to intervene and help prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Over 1,000,000 people have taken the workshop, and studies have proven that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings for those at risk. Workshop features: •Presentations and guidance from two LivingWorks registered trainers •A scientifically proven intervention model •Powerful audiovisual learning aids •Group discussions •Skills practice and development •A balance of challenge and safety ASK- Assessing for Suicide in Kids This one-day workshop is meant for professional helpers working with or caring for children who want to learn more about protective and risk factors for suicide in youngsters from kindergarten to middle-school. Topics covered include a review of the research based evidence for suicide behavior in young children; a research-based definition of suicidality in children; a holistic perspective of the interaction between trait factors including genetics, personality, etc and environmental factors that can result in strengthening protective factors and helping to reduce risk factors for suicide; key questions helpers need to ask in order to understand these effects; research on a child's conceptual understanding of death and suicide and how this developmental factor may impact risk for suicide; personality traits commonly seen in children at risk of suicide; issues to consider when addressing suicide directly with a child; and how to support cooperative help-seeking with parents and caregivers for a child at risk. This workshop involves small and large group discussion and work with case studies. Participants receive a workbook, wallet card, and certificate of competion. NOTE: The ASK Workshop builds a knowledge base specific to child suicide that supports the skills learned in safeTALK and ASIST. Participants are encouraged to attend safeTALK or ASIST prior to attending The ASK.Workshop.