"Keep Them Safe" Safety Planning and Lethal Means Training

Suicide is preventable when we know what to do. This session introduces safety planning as a life-saving tool for those experiencing suicidal thoughts. Participants will learn how to create a plan that includes coping strategies, support resources, and reducing access to lethal means. The session will also cover how to have effective, compassionate conversations around means safety. This evidence-based skill is vital to preventing suicide and saving lives.

TRAINING DATE: August 19th, 2025
TRAINING TIME: 10AM to 3PM
TRAINING LOCATION: Putnam County, WV

Instructors: Michelle Toman of Brother Up Foundation and Barri Faucett of Prevent Suicide WV.

Training Provided through a partnership with the WV Department of Education and Marshall University Research Corporation.

* The training is free, but registration is required.
* This is an in-person only training; must be present for the duration of the training.
* 1 hour lunch break from 12N to 1PM. (Lunch is not included.)
*CEU's Pending through Marshall University Research Corporation

You may also like the following events from Brother UP Foundation:

• Next month, 25th September, 10:00 am, "Keep Them Safe" Safety Planning and Lethal Means Training in Martinsburg

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