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Our Services

Services and Community Events Sponsored by FailSafe For Life

What We Do

Education and Community Events for Suicide Prevention

  • Saturation Training
    Saturation Training” or basic education to the key
    gatekeepers laid out in the National Strategy for Suicide
    Prevention along with any other interested party. 

     

  • Advanced Training
    Advanced level training for helping professions or those who
    would be providing emergency and/or ongoing care.

     

  • Awareness Campaigns
    Awareness campaigns to bring this issue to the attention of
    the community.

     

  • Coordination with the Media
    Working with the media to promote proper coverage and
    prevent contagion.

     

  • Supporting Prevention Methods
    Supporting means restriction as an effective method of prevention.

     

  • Community Involvement
    Working with existing organizations and groups to create a
    collaborative, efficient effo
    rt.

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Upcoming Events

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST is a two-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed by LivingWorks to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far, the  most widely used, acclaimed, and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world.

Learn how to:

  • Recognize invitations for help

  • Reach out and offer support

  • Review the risk of suicide

  • Apply a suicide intervention model

  • Link people with community resources

Scheduled ASIST Trainings

Date: October 10-11 , 2024

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Talbott Event Center
                   NEW ESD101
                   4202 S. Regal Street 
                   Spokane, WA 99223

Terms:

  • Participation in the full two days is mandatory, please plan accordingly

  • No refunds will be given if canceling after October 4th, 2024

  • Lunch will NOT be provided, but there are several restaurants nearby
     

Cost: This training is offered for $100.00

Please note: Cost for one person to take part in ASIST Training and ASIST materials typically costs $295.00. Through money raised by FailSafe for Life and Providence Community Benefits, we are able to offer this training at a reduced cost in Spokane and the surrounding  community.

Questions?  

Sabrina Votava

sabrina.votava@failsafeforlife.org

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Date: October 24-25, 2025

Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: Eureka Gulch Community Clubhouse
                  75 N Keller St.

                  Republic, WA 99166

Terms:

  • Participation in the full two days is mandatory, please plan accordingly

  • Lunch will be provided
     

Cost: This training is offered at no cost to participants

Please note: Cost for one person to take part in ASIST Training and ASIST materials typically costs $295.00. Through money raised by FailSafe for Life and MultiCare Partnership Fund, we are able to offer this training at a reduced cost in Spokane and the surrounding  community.

Questions?  

Sabrina Votava

sabrina.votava@failsafeforlife.org

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Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Training 

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer - the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

Learn how to:

  • Recognize someone in crisis

  • Review the risk of suicide

  • Reach out and offer support

  • Apply a suicide intervention model

  • Link people with community resources

Scheduled QPR Trainings

Date: November 1, 2024

Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location:  Virtual via Zoom. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link                                  following registration

Terms:

  • All participants 16 years and older are welcome to attend

  • Pre-registration is required, as space is limited
     

Cost: This training is offered for FREE, sponsored by the generous supporters of FailSafe for Life and Providence Community Benefit.

Questions?  

Sabrina Votava

sabrina.votava@failsafeforlife.org

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Save the Date: Upcoming QPR Training Opportunities:

Save the date for one of our upcoming QPR classes in 2024. 

  • Friday November 1, 2024 - 12-2pm

  • Thursday December 5, 2024 - 6-8pm

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"It (ASIST) delivered as promised.  I didn’t think I would come away with any useful tools, but learned a wealth of knowledge.  Also, because of the way it was taught, I feel confident that I have the new skills and also that I will not forget them.  The trainers were excellent.  Thank you!" - Attendee

"This is an excellent training for anyone who works with people. All people, all ages, all socio-economic levels, can be at risk for depression and suicidal thinking. This great training gives you the tools to be able to comfortably engage someone in a conversation that will lead them to get the help they need. Medical professionals, coaches, parents, youth pastors and workers, Scout leaders, teachers, elder caregivers - anyone can learn good skills from this excellent training." - Jan Bassier, Attendee

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