In this participatory workshop, we'll explore ways to practice empathy and prioritize autonomy when engaging in conversations about suicide. We’ll spend time unpacking suicide as a language of pain, then consider ways to support folks who are thinking about dying. Through sharing personal stories, opening up dialogue, and practicing difficult conversations, we will educate and support each other to remain curious, lean into discomfort, and center mutuality.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this training, it is envisioned the participants will be able to:

• Practice empathy for people considering suicide

• Increase comfort with talking about suicide

• Practice having conversations about suicide

• Explore suicide as a social justice issue

• Deepen awareness of why people consider suicide

• Consider ways to restore dignity to crisis