NACA provides four programs designed to prevent suicide in Flagstaff and Coconino County. All are evidenced based programs which are on the Suicide Prevention Re-sources Center’s Best Practice list and are FREE and open to everyone.
Gate Keeper Trainings
1. QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) - takes only an hour. Learn about:
• Suicide myths and facts, clues and warning signs
• Asking the question, persuading and referring a person with thoughts of suicide.
2. SafeTALK training takes three hours. This training helps the learner to:
• Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide
• Identify people who have thoughts of suicide
• Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid).
Intervention Training
3. ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) - takes two days. Learn how to:
• Recognize invitations for help, reach out and offer support
• Review the risk of suicide, apply a suicide intervention model
• Link people with community resources
Suicide Prevention Curriculum
4. American Indian Life Skills Curriculum takes 22 weeks or one semester.
• Curriculum for Jr. High and High School students
• Designed to reduce suicidal thinking and behaviors.
• Teaches life skills such as communication, problem solving, depression and stress management, anger regulation and goal setting.
Contact info:
Native Americans for Community Action
2717 N. Steves, Ste. 11
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
Tel. (928)526-2968
Fax (928)526-0708
Email: rbegay@nacainc.org
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