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Gatekeepers = Lifesavers Training (Suicide Prevention Training)


UW University Counseling Center (UCC) applied for and received a three-year campus suicide prevention grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

As part of a comprehensive suicide prevention initiative titled "UW Lifesavers Initiative," the UCC will provide Gatekeepers = Lifesavers training to student, staff, and faculty organizations that will help identify students at risk of suicide attempts and suicide.

Goals for Gatekeepers = Lifesavers Training Participants:
Increase knowledge of:
   •  Warning signs of suicide, risk and protective factors
   •  Resources available and appropriate actions to take
   •  Symptoms of depression

Aims:
   •  Promote help-seeking behavior
   •  Reduce the stigma of seeking care for mental and behavioral health problems

To Register for a Gatekeepers = Lifesavers Training, contact: University Counseling Center
email: uccstaff@uwyo.edu
phone: 766-2187

Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Schedule

DATE DAY TIME LOCATION
9/17/2009 Thursday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Warm Valley Room: 202 Union
10/8/2009 Thursday 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 244 Knight Hall
11/3/2009 Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Tobin Room: 238 Knight Hall
1/20/2010 Wednesday 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 244 Knight Hall
2/16/2010 Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Tobin Room: 238 Knight Hall
3/25/2010 Thursday 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Tobin Room: 238 Knight Hall
4/21/2010 Wednesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. 244 Knight Hall


Last Updated on 10/12/2009 4:00:30 PM