Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network is offering free face-to-face suicide prevention training across the Riverina, including at Hay Services Club on Thursday, May 15.

The half-day course will help equip people and organisations with the skills and confidence to recognise and respond to people experiencing thoughts of suicide.

The training aims to reduce stigma and provide people with the knowledge to save a life, take action, and offer help when it’s needed most.

safeTALK is a four-hour session designed to help people become more alert to the signs that someone is considering suicide and better able to connect them with further help.

MPHN Suicide Prevention Lead Emma Bromham said the training would give attendees the skills and confidence to recognise and respond to people experiencing thoughts of suicide.

“Just as CPR and first aid training help you know how to act in a medical emergency, evidence-based suicide prevention training equips you with the knowledge of what to look out for, how to speak with someone who’s having thoughts of suicide, and how to keep them safe and get them to expert help,” Ms Bromham said.

For more information, visit mphn.org.au/ suicide-prevention.