Training

Training

Register for one of our training programs today to learn ways to help others.

Trainings

We offer a range of specialized trainings to help you develop the skills to recognize, understand and support others in need of some extra help.

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

Learn to recognize and and review risk of suicide, and how to intervene.

Find out more about ASIST

Community Helpers

Learn the skills needed to help others experiencing a problem or in distress. 

Learn more about Community Helpers

Staff Wellness Training

Staff and faculty can learn about mental health, stigma reduction and resilience.

Learn more about staff wellness training

LivingWorks Start Suicide Prevention Training

LivingWorks Start is a powerful online training program that teaches life-saving skills to recognize and prevent suicide.

Learn more about LivingWorks Start

Question, Persuade, Refer

Learn to recognize and support someone who may have thoughts of suicide.

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Safer Substance Use: Harm Reduction

Learn about the harm reduction approach to substance use.

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Responding to Students in Distress Training

Based on the Community Helpers training model, Responding to Students in Distress is a training offering for faculty and staff. It covers a wide range of topics on helping and supporting others.

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SafeTALK

SafeTALK is a 4 hour training program
that teaches how to recognize
when someone is thinking about suicide
and connect them to an intervention provider.

Learn more about safeTALK

Request a training

You can request a training with our Community Training Coordinator. Kindly give us three weeks' notice for your preferred date, and we will do our best to accommodate. Please click on the button below to see which training sessions/workshops are available.

Have questions? Please email communityhub@ucalgary.ca. 

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