NSPN ASIST Training

The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an intensive 2-day, 16-hour suicide prevention course to learn how to identify someone at risk for suicide and talk to them about how to stay safe for now. This training curriculum is created by Internationally recognized company, LivingWorks.

Understand issue of suicide, how to talk to someone about suicide, and gain experience role playing suicide prevention scenarios to keep someone safe for now. Appropriate for general public and professionals alike. 18 and older.

$50 deposit pledge plus EventBrite platform fee. If you do not wish to pay the platform fee, contact Anna Sever, AnnaSever@NationalSuicidePreventionNetwork.org to pay by check or Zelle NSPN's business account. Participant/agency will have option for deposit to be fully refunded, less platform fee*, upon FULL attendance and forfeited if the participant is a no-show for all/part of the training, or cancels. Refund eligible when and only when participant completes full training as scheduled.

The registration deposit will be considered a donation to National Suicide Prevention Network (NSPN) for those registering then unable to attend the full training (16 hours, two days)**.

Must register and pay by 11:59pm EST on Friday, September 11th to be counted/ considered enrolled.

Interested in CEs or have other questions, contact Program Director of the Mood and Anxiety Clinic at Better Living Solutions, Stephen Sardelis, stephen@blscounseling.net

Trainers (listed in alphabetical order by last name):

Dr. Michael "Mike" Crum

Stephen Sardelis, LCSW

Please note, all participants must attend both days, eight hours each day.

*Platform fee will not be refunded. If you do not wish to pay the platform fee, contact Anna Sever, AnnaSever@NationalSuicidePreventionNetwork.org

**Workshop must have at least 20 attendees for the workshop to be operational, per workshop fidelity standards. Registered attendees will be contacted on Friday, September 11th, if the class is at risk for being cancelled. In such event, all registrations will be refunded. Please consider sharing the word, if inclined! Thank you.

Please contact Anna Sever at AnnaSever@NationalSuicidePreventionNetwork.org for any accomodation requests or to raise any concerns. NSPN will work to accomodate any ADA needs to our best ability. If possible, please submit any accomodation requests by September 12, 2026.