This training series is designed to build a shared understanding of Florida’s crisis continuum of care, helping participants navigate from first contact with an individual experiencing crisis through stabilization and follow-up.

This pilot series is structured around four key engagement stages: assessment, triage, intervention, and follow-up, with an emphasis on reducing trauma and supporting sustained stability after crisis.

Foundational sessions establish what constitutes a mental health crisis and how to recognize key indicators for when and how to seek help. Participants will learn real-time response strategies and connect with resources, including de-escalation techniques and use of access points such as 911 and 988, to strengthen coordinated crisis response.

We look forward to learning with you! Register today: iECHO

Begins on May 12th @ 1:00 pm ET. Repeating sessions every other Tuesday. 

Suicide Prevention Training 

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.

Learning Objectives: 

•Discuss brief history of suicide prevention, prevalence and risk factors  •Describe Gatekeeper role 
•Attitudes Toward Suicide​ 
•Warning Signs of Suicide​
•Ways Ask the Suicide Question​ 
•How to Persuade Someone to Stay Alive​
•Techniques for Referring Individuals to Get Help

Who should attend?

Case Managers
Behavioral Health Professionals
Medical Professionals
Community Health Workers
Paraprofessionals 
Hospitality and Service Industry Workers
Advocates
Educators 
Students

You will receive a Zoom link at least 48-hours prior to the training.

For questions please contact us at training@lsfnet.org.

Each training listed below will be a stand alone training so you will only need to attend once. We look forward to you joining us!

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), is a two-day workshop that teaches anyone 16 or older how to provide immediate suicide first aid, recognize suicide warning signs, and help someone create a safety plan to keep them safe for now. Developed by LivingWorks, it's an evidence-based program used globally by professionals and community members to empower people to intervene when someone is considering suicide. 

Learning Objectives:

1. How to recognize signs of suicidal thoughts.

2. To ask directly about suicide in a compassionate way.

3. To help create a safety plan, focusing on immediate support and resources.

4. To use the PAL (Preserve Life, Help-Assist-Link) model, a structured approach to intervention.