Events

Augusta Out of the Darkness Community Walk

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Join Us

For the 7th Annual

from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

The Coweta County Suicide Awareness & Prevention Walk is an event created to advocate, educate and bring awareness to the crisis of suicide, as well as to offer support to the survivors left behind!

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http://cowetawalk.dojiggy.comhttp://cowetawalk.dojiggy.com

 This walk benefits the Suicide Prevention Action Network, GA and their work with Camp SOS

Savannah Out of the Darkness Community walk

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AFSP - Atlanta Chapter - Saturday, May 20th from 7:00 – 10:00 PM as we come together to fight suicide. Guests will be entertained with live music by Josh Schicker, refreshing beer from Eventide, a tour of the brewery, delicious food from Verde Taqueria, and a silent auction. All proceeds will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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Atlanta GA

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Georgia Southern Out of the Darkness Community Walk Statesboro, GA

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safeTALK is a training that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to identify persons with thoughts of suicide and connect them to suicide first aid resources. Most people with thoughts of suicide invite help to stay safe. Alert helpers know how to use these opportunities to support that desire for safety. As a safeTALK-trained suicide alert helper, you will be better able to:
•Move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide;
•Identify people who have thoughts of suicide;
•Apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person with suicide thoughts to suicide first aid, intervention caregivers.

This takes place at Trinity on the Hill UMC, 1330 Monte Sano Ave., Augusta GA 30904.

Pre-registration only (no walk ups) with deadline of 3/22/17 at 5:00 pm. Arrival time for check-in begin at 8:30am and we will begin promptly at 9am. Due to safeTALK guidelines, we are unable to admit anyone once we begin the training so please plan accordingly. $15 fee includes materials and light refreshments.

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The Survivors of Suicide Support Group Leadership Training

Training facilitators for Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Groups and developing support teams for home visits

This 2 day training is based on the program developed by Iris Bolton, author of, My Son, My Son. The training is relevant for both survivors of a loss by suicide and professionals who wish to create and facilitate a support group for survivors of suicide loss, or to increase their skills in this area. Support teams are also trained to be volunteers available to make home visits when requested by the family in the crisis of their loss.

Survivors who are at least 18 months after the suicide of a loved one may find meaning in their loss by giving to others who are recently bereaved.  

Dates:

Friday, February 24, 2017

2pm - 7pm (Light supper provided)

Saturday, February 25, 2017

9am - 5pm (Lunch provided)

Speakers:

The clinical staff of The Link's NRC and The Link's Survivors of Suicide Support Team

Location and Accommodations:

The Link's National Resource Center

348 Mt. Vernon Hwy, NE

Sandy Springs, GA 30328

(The building is on the right side when you turn into the parking lot.)

For Hotel Information, call 404-256-2919 or email linknrc@thelink.org and they will email a list to you.

For questions or more information about this event contact Sheri McGuinness at GeorgiaSurvivors@gmail.com

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

To register please download the registration form and follow the instructions, HERE 

(we haven't been provided a form with the updated date change, so please use the form but KNOW THAT THE DATE IS Feb 24/25.

International Survivors of Suicide Day Loss (AFSP's Event)

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