Building Capacity for Postvention, Prevention, and Community Wellness

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We are proud to offer training, education, and keynote presentations on a wide range of topics related to suicide postvention, prevention, peer support, and holistic well-being.

Our facilitators bring deep professional knowledge and lived experience to each session, tailoring content to meet the needs of your audience—whether you're a school, clinical agency, peer network, or community organization.

All offerings can be adapted for virtual or in-person delivery.

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Available Topics Include (but are not limited to):

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🔹 Suicide Postvention & Peer Support

• LOSS Team Coordinator Training
  For those establishing or expanding a LOSS Team response. Covers program structure, inter-agency partnerships, responder training, and postvention best practices.

• LOSS Team Volunteer Training
  Teaches volunteers how to safely and compassionately respond to suicide scenes, connect with survivors, and build long-term healing networks.

• Support Group Training
  Practical instruction for peer facilitators and professionals leading bereavement groups, including group structure, trauma-informed practices, and suicide-specific grief responses.

• Using Psychological First Aid (PFA) in Peer Support
  A trauma-informed framework for responding to crisis and loss with safety, stability, and empowerment.

• "The W’s Matter": Storytelling for Survivors, Providers & Peers
  A dynamic training focused on helping participants share their experience with clarity, confidence, and emotional safety. Custom curricula available for survivors, professionals, and peer supporters.

• Elevate Your Voice: Lived Experience Speaker Training
  Helps suicide loss survivors and those with lived experience of suicide-related challenges to craft and share their story in meaningful, stigma-reducing ways.

• Getting Ahead In A Just Getting By World- a 15 week workshop from AHA-process (Ruby Payne association) focusing on understanding poverty beyond the financial aspect. Presented in a prevention lens to assist participants in recognizing potential deficits in the eleven resources and how to develop them. 

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🔹 Suicide Prevention & Early Intervention

• QPR Gatekeeper Training (Certified Trainer)
  Learn how to Question, Persuade, and Refer individuals who may be at risk for suicide. Ideal for educators, first responders, employers, and community leaders.

• CONVO CALM
  A certified curriculum on how to engage in compassionate, collaborative conversations around access to lethal means. Designed for peer supporters, clinicians, and families.

• Safe Space Training: Centering Psychological Safety
  Build spaces where individuals feel safe to speak, connect, and heal—focused on reducing shame, stigma, and fear in mental health conversations.

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🔹 Senior Wellness & Prevention Programs

• WISE – Wellness Initiative for Senior Education
  An evidence-based program for adults age 55+ that explores healthy aging, prescription medication safety, and emotional well-being. (Certified Facilitator)

• Silver Sneakers® Health Education Series

  • Nutrition as We Age

  • Fall Prevention

  • Stress Management

  • Nutrition for Optimal Aging

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🔹 Whole-Body Wellness & Expressive Therapies

• Empathy Distress Syndrome
  A forward-thinking training designed to replace compassion fatigue with sustainable empathy practices. Ideal for healthcare, education, and social work professionals.

• Pound® Programs

  • Pound Class: A cardio-based, rhythm-driven workout for all fitness levels.

  • Generation Pound: For youth—blending movement, rhythm, and empowerment.

  • Pound Unplugged: Combines mindfulness, movement, and breath to reduce stress.

• Sound Bath & Yoga Nidra Sessions
  Guided rest, meditation, and sound therapy to promote nervous system regulation and grief integration.

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💬 Custom Trainings Available

We’re happy to work with you to design training for your organization’s unique goals, populations, and cultural context. Whether you’re building a LOSS Team, training peer responders, supporting educators, or building resilience in older adults—we can help.

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📩 Book a Speaker or Request Training

For availability, speaker bios, and fee information:
📧 Email: admin@suicidepostvention.org

Please include the name of your organization, topic(s) of interest, and whether your event will be virtual or in person. We’ll respond promptly to coordinate details.

Together, we can grow safer, more compassionate communities—one conversation, training, and healing moment at a time.

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