Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/22041314ASISTLincoln Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2022 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. The workshop will be held at Panaca Town Center, 1005 Main Street in Panaca. ASIST is a two-day face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. During the workshop, you’ll […]
Nevada Warmline and Nevada Caring Contacts Information
What is Nevada Caring Contacts?• Offers adjustable intervention for preventing suicide attempts and ideations• Supplements traditional mental health services• Provides messages of support and valid resources• Fills the gap between identification and follow-up Why is it needed in Nevada?• Repeat ER visits due to stress on crisis systems• As many as 70% of those that […]
Suicide prevention training scheduled for April – Reserve your spot!
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2022 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. The workshop will be held at Panaca Town Center, 1005 Main Street in Panaca. ASIST is a two-day face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations. During the workshop, you’ll learn how to […]
Suicide Prevention Efforts for Veterans
Alphonso Gibbs with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to rural areas including Lincoln County to establish suicide prevention help. He can be reached at (702) 600-6526.
Suicide Prevention Efforts in Schools
Carla Begin with NyECC is working on setting up a suicide prevention program at the schools to help give kids a safe place where they can talk about mental health struggles. Raymond Wadsworth, Panaca Elementary principal and the Lincoln County School District representative for this meeting, says that he is willing to talk about this […]
Free safeTALK Training in Panaca Nov. 19
Imagine…a suicide-safer community safeTALK is a program that connects people with thoughts of suicide to caregivers who can support them. The “safe” in safeTALKstands for “suicide alertness for everyone” while the TALK in safeTALK stands for “Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe”. By the end of the training, participants will be better able to: Move beyond […]
Suicide Prevention Community Walk
The Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention invites you to join us onSeptember 11, 2021 for the Walk in Memory Walk for Hope Suicide Prevention Community Walk in Caliente. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Linear Meadow Valley Walkway, Lincoln Street, across from the baseball fields. Registration is from 8 to 9 a.m. or […]
Reminder: Free safeTALK Training in Panaca Aug. 9
Imagine…a suicide-safer community safeTALK is a program that connects people with thoughts of suicide to caregivers who can support them. The “safe” in safeTALKstands for “suicide alertness for everyone” while the TALK in safeTALK stands for “Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe”. By the end of the training, participants will be better able to: Move beyond […]
Free safeTALK Training in Panaca Aug. 9
Imagine…a suicide-safer community safeTALK is a program that connects people with thoughts of suicide to caregivers who can support them. The “safe” in safeTALKstands for “suicide alertness for everyone” while the TALK in safeTALK stands for “Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe”. By the end of the training, participants will be better able to: Move beyond […]
Pre-Register for Mental Health Training Courses
Courses are available to anyone that would like to know how to handle mental health situations. This includes Mental Health First Aid, as well as SafeTalk and ASIST, which are aimed at suicide prevention training. Pre-registration is now open for Lincoln County residents interested in taking the ASIST and Youth Mental Health First Aid course. […]
Pre-Register for Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
A Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is being planned for Lincoln County. This course teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to young people showing signs of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self help care. Anyone can take the 8-hour […]
Mental Health Courses Available
The NyE Communities Coalition is continuing its focus on mental health awareness. Courses are available to anyone that would like to know how to handle mental health situations. This includes Mental Health First Aid, as well as Safe Talk and ASIST, which are aimed at suicide prevention training. Pre-registration is now open for Lincoln County […]
Pre-Register for ASIST Training
An Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is being planned for Lincoln County. This is a two-day, two-trainer, workshop designed for members of all caregiving groups. Family, friends, and other community members may be the first to talk with a person at risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, but have little or no training. ASIST […]
More Than Sad: A virtual presentation on youth suicide prevention
Health Plan of Nevada and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention invite you to a special virtual event. More Than Sad: A virtual presentation on youth suicide prevention is no cost and open to the community. The presentation will provide information on how to help prevent teen suicide and where Nevada’s parents and caregivers can […]