What we offer
Workshops that build confidence, skills, and shared approaches across your team.
Available in-person or virtual. Led by experienced facilitators with years of direct work in mental health, substance use, and crisis intervention. Workshops can be adapted to fit your setting, your roles, and the situations your team runs into.
Upcoming public workshop
LivingWorks ASIST (2-Day) | March 12–13
In partnership with IDEA Training Collaborative, Gerstein Centre is delivering this two-day LivingWorks ASIST workshop. ASIST is an interactive, skills-based training that helps participants recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and respond with a clear, practical approach to support safety. Registration is managed by IDEA Training Collaborative.
Register through IDEARegister here
Training for organizations
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) v12
ASIST is a two-day, skills-based workshop that teaches participants how to recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and respond with a clear, practical approach to support safety.
Participants learn a six-task suicide first-aid model through short presentations, guided discussion, video learning, and small-group practice.
Fee: $4,000 (up to 20 participants)
Additional participants (21–30): $200 per person
LivingWorks safeTALK: Suicide alertness for everyone (4 Hours)
safeTALK is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and connect them with resources that can help them choose to live.
No formal preparation is needed. Anyone age 15 or older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.
Fee: $750 (flat rate)
Crisis Intervention Workshop (1 Day)
This one-day workshop focuses on recognizing early warning signs and responding with verbal and non-verbal strategies to de-escalate.
The session is interactive and discussion-based, with examples and practice drawn from the settings participants work in.
Sliding scale available when budgets are limited.
Fee: $1,200
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Essentials
Mental Health First Aid is designed for everyday settings. It’s a good fit for workplaces, community organizations, and anyone who wants practical skills to support a friend, family member, colleague, or member of the public who may be struggling.
No previous experience is needed. The course is accessible for people who are new to this topic, and it’s useful for teams who want a shared starting point and a common language for support.
Mental Health First Aid is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.
Course participants will learn how to:
- Recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis
- Have conversations that encourage a person to:
- Talk about declines in their mental well-being
- Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
- Reach out to these supports
- Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
- Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being
Online Training Fee: $2,175 (max. 15 participants)
In-Person Training Fee: $2,800 (max. 20 participants)
Additional participants (21+): $140 per person
Additional participants (21+): $140 per person
Mental Health Workshop (3 Hours)
A three-hour workshop that builds awareness of common mental health concerns and increases confidence in responding in a helpful, respectful way.
Sliding scale available when budgets are limited.
Fee: $600
Outreach presentations
Outreach presentations are available for organizations that want to learn more about Gerstein Crisis Centre’s services and how to connect people to support.
Want to bring a workshop to your team?
Contact Nicki Casseres to talk about your organization’s training needs:
ncasseres@gersteincentre.org