CORES Queensland invites members of the Burdekin community to learn how to pick up the early warning signs, know what to say, what to do and where to go for help with its Suicide Prevention Training in February.
The training will provide participants with the essential skills to identify and respond to a person at risk of suicide.
It will give participants the tools to recognise the early warning signs of suicide, learn how to support a person at risk to access readily available services, promote health-seeking behaviour before a crisis occurs while teaching each participant to identify their own self-care strategies.
“We give people some basic skills to know what to look out for and, more importantly, what to say, what to do and where to go for help,” said Queensland Coordinator and Counsellor Ross Romeo.
“The rural communities are open to it and want to take ownership, so the training gives them some skills to help them recognise that they can’t fix anything for anyone - in the end change has got to come from the individual - our job as a friend or community member is to create the environment for that and help people unlock the tools.”
CORES (Community Response to Eliminating Suicide) is a community-based program relying on volunteers to educate members of the community on how to intervene when they encounter a person they believe may be suicidal.
Originating in regional Tasmania, the program held its first training session in the Burdekin in 2008 thanks to Peter Shadforth, which is where Mr Romeo became involved.
“I went along and found it quite easy to understand and practical,” he said.
A cane farmer of over 30 years, Mr Romeo trained to become a facilitator which led him to his role as Queensland Coordinator and Counsellor.
He now leads the program that provides suicide prevention training and free counselling to the Burdekin and surrounding regions.
CORES Queensland will host its Suicide Prevention Training on Friday, February 9 from 9:00am to 4:00pm at PCYC Burdekin, 164 MacMillan Street, Ayr.
The session is free, and participants are asked to bring their own lunch.
To RSVP, visit https://bit.ly/3U1Lri5 or to find out more, email adminqld@kentishrc.com.au or phone 0448 894 525.
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