LivingWorks Australia
LivingWorks is the world’s leading provider of evidence-based suicide intervention training. We believe that suicide is preventable, and by teaching all Australians suicide intervention skills we can create a network of safety for those in crisis. That’s why our focus is on upskilling individuals, organisations, workplaces and health professionals on how to recognise the signs someone may be thinking of suicide and respond to keep them safe. We provide online and face to face training across Australia including: LivingWorks Start, safeTALK, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and suicide to Hope.
About
Audiences
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Adults
- Older persons
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Carers
- Clinicians
- Community
- Families
- LGBTI People
- Lived experience
- Men
- Women
- People with a disability(s)
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People bereaved by suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Regional and remote communities
- Farming communities
- Veteran
- Workforce
Activities
- Provides Policy Information
- Conducts Research
- Provides Factsheets
Organisation Type
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Community
- Education (early childhood to high school)
- Health service
- Media
- Non-governmental (NGO)
- Not-for-profit
- Professional association
- University or tertiary education
Our Programs and Services
Service Type
- Public awareness
- Education and community engagement
- Resilience and wellbeing
- Training
- Crisis intervention
Audience
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Adults
- Older persons
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- LGBTI People
- Lived experience
- Men
- Women
- People with a disability(s)
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People bereaved by suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Regional and remote communities
- Media
- Workforce
- Business
- Mental health and suicide prevention sector
Location
- National
Zero Suicide Healthcare Training
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid.
Participants learn to recognise when someone may be thinking of suicide and respond in ways that help increase their immediate safety and link them to further help. ASIST aims to enhance a caregiver's abilities to help a person at risk avoid suicide.
It is intended that ASIST participants will be better prepared to:
• reflect on how their attitudes and beliefs about suicide affect their intervention role
• discuss suicide with a person with thoughts of suicide in a direct manner
• build a collaborative approach to intervention focussed on safe outcomes
• review immediate suicide risk and develop appropriate safeplans
• demonstrate skills required to intervene with a person at risk of suicide
• identify resources available to a person at risk of suicide
• make a commitment to improving community resources
• recognise that suicide prevention is broader than suicide first aid and includes life-promotion and self-care for caregivers.
Please note: Training programs listed are accessed at the user's discretion and are not endorsed by Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia nor Life in Mind.
ZSH Element
- Train
Audience
- Support and Outreach
Focus Area
- Collaborative safety planning for suicide
- Communicating with patients about suicide
- Crisis response procedures and de-escalation techniques
- Family, caregiver, and community supports
- Identifying risk factors for suicide
- Identifying warning signs for suicide
- Suicide screening practices
- Suicide-specific treatment approaches
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Cost
- Fee for service
- Subsidised
Location
- National
LivingWorks Start is an interactive, online skills-building training program that teaches suicide prevention skills.
LivingWorks Start teaches people how to be aware of people thinking of suicide, how to ask directly about suicide, to state the seriousness of the situation and help connect them to help.
It is not merely awareness raising, and it is not a flat traditional e-learning module (such as a PowerPoint presentation overlaid with audio commentary). The program is highly interactive and includes engaging audio-visual content, video-based and text/SMS-based practice scenarios.
LivingWorks Start teaches life-saving suicide prevention skills in as little as one hour online. Dynamic, interactive content provides a high-impact learning experience.
It was developed with input from experts in suicide prevention, education, psychology, public health, social work, faith communities, and the military.
Each LivingWorks Start user receives the same core information and skills training, with additional custom content depending on their background, location, and needs.
Like all of LivingWorks' core programs, LivingWorks Start is evidence-based. Learnable in as little as one hour from any computer or mobile device, LivingWorks Start empowers everyone to play a role in saving lives from suicide.
Please note: Training programs listed are accessed at the user's discretion and are not endorsed by Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia nor Life in Mind.
ZSH Element
- Train
- Transition
Audience
- Support and Outreach
Focus Area
- Collaborative safety planning for suicide
- Communicating with patients about suicide
- Crisis response procedures and de-escalation techniques
- Family, caregiver, and community supports
- Identifying risk factors for suicide
- Identifying warning signs for suicide
- Suicide screening practices
Course Type
- Online/e-Learning
Cost
- Fee for service
- Subsidised
Location
- National
SafeTALK is a half-day or full-day presentation to increase suicide alertness. This program alerts community members to signs that a person may be considering suicide. It acknowledges that while most people at risk of suicide signal their distress and invite help, these intervention opportunities are often overlooked.
Participants learn to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and to respond in ways that link them with further suicide intervention help. Suicide alert helpers contribute to a suicide safer community.
It is intended that SafeTALK participants will be better prepared to:
• recognise that invitations to help are often overlooked
• move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss and avoid suicide
• notice and respond to situations in which thoughts of suicide may be present
• apply basic TALK steps; Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe
• connect the person with thoughts of suicide to suicide.
Please note: Training programs listed are accessed at the user's discretion and are not endorsed by Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia nor Life in Mind.
ZSH Element
- Train
- Transition
Audience
- Support and Outreach
Focus Area
- Collaborative safety planning for suicide
- Communicating with patients about suicide
- Crisis response procedures and de-escalation techniques
- Family, caregiver, and community supports
- Identifying risk factors for suicide
- Identifying warning signs for suicide
- Suicide prevention and awareness
- Suicide screening practices
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Cost
- Fee for service
- Subsidised
Location
- National
LivingWorks' Suicide to Hope is a one-day face-to-face workshop for professional helpers. It features powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.
At Suicide to Hope, you'll learn new counselling and support tools designed to help people with lingering thoughts of suicide.
Modeled on recovery and growth techniques in post-traumatic stress counselings, these tools can integrate into any treatment approach. A skilled LivingWorks facilitator will guide you through the course.
Please note: Training programs listed are accessed at the user's discretion and are not endorsed by Zero Suicide Institute of Australasia nor Life in Mind.
ZSH Element
- Train
- Engage
Audience
- Support and Outreach
Focus Area
- Collaborative safety planning for suicide
- Communicating with patients about suicide
- Crisis response procedures and de-escalation techniques
- Family, caregiver, and community supports
- Identifying risk factors for suicide
- Identifying warning signs for suicide
- Suicide prevention and awareness
- Suicide screening practices
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Cost
- Fee for service
- Subsidised
Location
- Not available
Gatekeeper Training
Audience
- Adults
- Older persons
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Carers
- Clinicians
- Community
- LGBTI People
- Men
- Women
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Workforce
- Educators/Teachers
- Professional
- Mental health and suicide prevention sector
Your Workforce
- General Population
- Health/allied health staff
- Building/construction workers
- Teaching and education support staff
- Tertiary students
- Pharmacists
- People living/working in rural areas
- Financial counsellors
- International legal professionals
- Multinational organisations
- Professionals in regular contact with people at risk
- Workplace staff
- Medical students
- Nursing students
- People working in mining, resources and quarrying
- Medico-legal and forensic practitioners
- People working with youth
Location
- National
Course Type
- Online/e-Learning
Course Features
- Lived experience
- Community consultation
Course Length
- 1 hour
Audience
- Clinicians
Your Workforce
- Health/allied health staff
Location
- National
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Course Features
- Suitable for clinical staff
Course Length
- 8 hours
Audience
- Adults
- Older persons
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Carers
- Clinicians
- Community
- LGBTI People
- Men
- Women
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Workforce
- Educators/Teachers
- Professional
- Mental health and suicide prevention sector
Your Workforce
- General Population
- Health/allied health staff
- Building/construction workers
- Teaching and education support staff
- Tertiary students
- Pharmacists
- People living/working in rural areas
- Financial counsellors
- International legal professionals
- Multinational organisations
- Professionals in regular contact with people at risk
- Workplace staff
- Medical students
- Nursing students
- People working in mining, resources and quarrying
- Medico-legal and forensic practitioners
- People working with youth
Location
- National
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Course Features
- Lived experience
- Community consultation
Course Length
- 4 hours
Audience
- Adults
- Older persons
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people
- Carers
- Clinicians
- Community
- Men
- Women
- People with an increased risk of suicide
- People who have attempted suicide
- People bereaved by suicide
- People experiencing mental illness
- Workforce
- Educators/Teachers
- Professional
- Mental health and suicide prevention sector
Your Workforce
- General Population
- Health/allied health staff
- Building/construction workers
- Teaching and education support staff
- Tertiary students
- Pharmacists
- People living/working in rural areas
- Financial counsellors
- International legal professionals
- Multinational organisations
- Professionals in regular contact with people at risk
- Workplace staff
- Medical students
- Nursing students
- People working in mining, resources and quarrying
- Medico-legal and forensic practitioners
- People working with youth
Location
- National
Course Type
- Face-to-face
Course Features
- Lived experience
- Community consultation
Course Length
- 16 hours