Upcoming Events
The Remembrance Quilt -
DMHAS Launches Remembrance Quilt in Memory of Those Who Died of Addiction. CASAC is planning a Quilting program for those interested in participating. Stay tuned!
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CASAC bi monthly Board Meeting: March 21st 8:30 am in the CASAC
office.
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We have two up-coming suicide prevention training's offered by AFSP Northern CT Chapter
ASIST training on March 22nd & 23rd at the Wheeler Clinic Plainville Business Center*
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don't need any formal training to attend the workshop-anyone 16 or older can learn and use the ASIST model.
safeTALK Training for Trainers on April 28th & 29th at the Hartford Marriott Farmington*
safeTALK Training for Trainers (T4T) is a two-day course that prepares attendees to facilitate safeTALK workshops. By completing a T4T, participants will join over 3,300 trainers around the world who provide life-saving suicide alertness skills through safeTALK workshops. Each T4T is led by LivingWorks instructors who have substantial experience presenting safeTALK and training others to do so. The T4T course is the first step toward becoming a registered safeTALK trainer. In the course, attendees learn the content and process of safeTALK and the skills needed to conduct it. During the first half-day of the T4T, participants will experience the safeTALK workshop. This provides a shared experience that helps frame the rest of the learning. The remaining time focuses on the skills necessary to lead the workshop, including use of the safeTALK Trainer Manual and audiovisuals, developing the confidence and mastery to present the content, and establishing links with other trainers who may become part of a support network. Attendees can expect a balance of challenge, support, and opportunities for participation at the T4T.
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andidates for the safeTALK Training for trainers must have attended the two-day ASIST workshop within the past 24 months prior to the safeTALK T4T
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Upcoming Forums
Simsbury:
"Legal? Safe? Not your Grandma's Marijuana. Let's Talk." March 8th, 6:30 pm Simsbury Public Library.
Canton:
SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON MENTAL WELLNESS: SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION The Opioid/Heroin Epidemic
Canton Community center March 9th 5:30 pm, 40 Dyer Ave,
Canton, CT
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