Thanks to a grant from New Horizons, we are offering a free community safeTALK training for seniors and those who directly support them.
By equipping seniors to serve as peer helpers and connectors, we enhance the overall well-being of our communities and provide vital resources for those struggling with mental health issues.
Our Team
At the Crisis Centre of BC, our commitment to a world where the human experience of suicide and crisis is met with compassion, respect, and understanding is realized through the dedication of our program and operational leadership teams, and the strategic guidance of our Board of Directors. These individuals, alongside our incredible staff team and volunteers, work tirelessly to fulfill our mission: to provide opportunities for connection where people are valued and supported to address crisis and suicide. While you won't be meeting the website team, you'll be engaging with the key figures driving our trauma-informed and equitable mental health crisis response system.
Free Community safeTALK for Seniors and those who support them
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) for Individuals
ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention training and an empowering program that promotes a whole community response to suicide prevention.
safeTALK (Training for Individuals)
safeTALK is a half-day in-person training that teaches participants how to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to support to help keep them safe.
Skillfully Responding to Distress (Training for Individuals)
This half-day session explores how to skillfully respond to and de-escalate emotional distress for a person in crisis.
Crisis Response Training Package
This full-day course includes our Skillfully Responding to Distress and safeTALK workshops.
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) for Organizations
ASIST is the world’s leading suicide intervention training and an empowering program that promotes a whole organization response to suicide prevention.