West Tyrone Ógra hosted the ASIST training in Omagh at the weekend. 11 people from the Tyrone area undertook and successfully completed the two day course.
The ASIST programme is a two day workshop which will help make trained participants more ready, willing and able to deal with someone who has suicidal thoughts or tendencies. The ASIST programme comes from Canada and is produced by a company called Living Works. It provides caregivers with a standard model to work through to try and deliver suicide first aid.
The ASIST programme is a two day workshop which will help make trained participants more ready, willing and able to deal with someone who has suicidal thoughts or tendencies. The ASIST programme comes from Canada and is produced by a company called Living Works. It provides caregivers with a standard model to work through to try and deliver suicide first aid.
Chairperson of West Tyrone Ógra Shinn Féin Barry McNally said
“Ógra have been active in call for a suicide prevention strategy on an island wide basis. Our suicide prevention campaign has seen the health minister in the north, Michael McGimpsey and his counterpart in the south, Mary Harney receive a petition called for a common sense all Ireland approach to suicide prevention. Suicide is an epidemic which must be tackled head on.
“The ASIST model can help recognise the first signs of suicide, which will prove invaluable when faced with a possible situation whereby you come into contact with a person at risk of suicide.”
ASIST trainer Caitlin Ni Chathail commended Ógra on seizing the initiative.
Miss Chathail said
“I would like firstly to commend Ógra on taking the initiative and inviting us in to deliver the ASIST Programme in West Tyrone. The ASIST Model is universally used worldwide as a model which can help detect signs of people at risk of suicide. Worldwide there have been over 600,000 people who have undergone ASIST training. Indeed this shows that suicide is a worldwide epidemic which must be treated. I would urge everyone young and old to undergo the ASIST programme. The skills learned on the programme are invaluable and you can make a difference. We are also happy to take the ASIST programme throughout Ireland. I would urge groups to host the programme and help tackle this growing scourge on our society.
Anyone interested in organising an ASIST workshop should contact osfnational@yahoo.ie
1 comment:
Congratulation to all my Tyrone comrades for particpating in this very worthwhile training.
I hope that other areas avail of training opportunities.
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