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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
(ASIST) is designed to help all caregivers become more ready, willing and able to help persons at risk. |
Desired Outcomes
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Participants learn new skills in identifying risks and responses to people who are suicidal.
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Relevance to Choose Life's Key Areas Of Work
| | Developing and implementing local training programmes | Choose Life Objectives
| - Early prevention and intervention
- Longer term work to provide hope and support recovery
- Promoting more public awareness and encouraging people to seek help early
| Choose Life Priority Groups
| All local statutory, health, voluntary agencies & self help groups
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Partners In Delivery
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- NHS Lothian
- Penumbra
- Choose Life Coordinator
- Choose Life Steering Group
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Evaluation Tools/Methods
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ASIST evaluation materials.
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Contact Details
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Christina Naismith Royal Edinburgh Hospital McKinnon House Morningside Place Edinburgh EH10 5HF Tel: 0131 537 6254 christina.naismith@lpct.scot.nhs.uk
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