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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

Schedule for Summer and Fall 2008

 

DAY

DATE

TIME

LOCATION

Wednesday

August 6, 2008

9:00-11:00am

Tobin Room 238 in Knight Hall

Thursday

September 18, 2008

3:00-5:00pm

Tobin Room 238 in Knight Hall

Wednesday

October 15, 2008

9:00-11:00am

Tobin Room 238 in Knight Hall

Tuesday

November 11, 2008

3:00-5:00pm

Tobin Room 238 in Knight Hall