Apply a model for suicide intervention Link people with community resources Evaluations have shown that the workshop increases caregivers' knowledge and confidence to respond to a person at risk of suicide. LivingWorks is a public service corporation whose vision is enhancing resources today and saving lives for tomorrow. Our mission is to create learning experiences that help communities prevent suicide. We aim to enhance sustainable life-assisting resources in the community so that the benefits of our programs live on. Our approach is to invest communities with locally- based training resources.
Local resources can then transfer learning to others in the community in a cost effective manner.
LivingWorks monitors quality, updates programs and supports the international trainer resource network. The aim is to have all of the benefits of local resources plus the advantages of a central organization dedicated to quality. Working with caregivers of all kinds, LivingWorks prepares helpers to competently intervene with a person at risk of suicide. It has been refined over 15 years with feedback from over 140,000 participants and 800 active trainers. For a schedule of classes, click here .