Suicide Prevention Training

Join us for a suicide prevention training session and help to strengthen our network of UWM faculty, staff, and students prepared to reach out to students in crisis.

Student Training – You Can Help! Prevent Suicide.

You Can Help! Prevent Suicide. is a bystander intervention program that enables students to help fellow students experiencing emotional distress and/or thoughts of suicide. Through this program, students will:

  • become familiar with some basic facts related to college student mental health,
  • understand the warning signs of emotional distress and suicide,
  • be prepared to support someone in emotional distress or crisis,
  • learn how to refer fellow students to the appropriate resources, and
  • understand some strategies for increasing resiliency and engaging in self-care.

This program is intended for all students interested in how to best support their peers.

You Can Help! Prevent Suicide Sign Up Form

Name(Required)
Session Selection(Required)
Sign up for the session that fits your schedule and you will receive an email confirmation the week of the training with a room assignment.

Questions or Concerns

Please submit this form to indicate your interest in training. Sign up for the session that best fits your schedule. You will then receive a confirmation with a room assignment. As the training includes some group discussion, a minimum of 4 individuals must be registered to hold the training.

Faculty/Staff Training – Recognize, Respond, Refer

The Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW) and the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Mental Health (CACMH) are excited to announce an updated suicide prevention training for UWM faculty and staff. The new two-part hybrid training structure provides a more flexible and sustainable suicide prevention training model intended to increase access to such essential training for faculty and staff.

  • Part One: Online Training — UW-System’s Recognize, Respond, Refer: Suicide Prevention Training for Faculty and Staff, an asynchronous online training builds awareness, knowledge, and skills about mental health and suicide prevention. The training requires approximately 45 minutes to complete. 
  • Part Two: In-Person Discussions — This 75-minute in-person discussion session builds on the foundational online training by focusing on skills-based practice, scenario discussions, and campus-specific resource/referral information. Time for Q&A is also included. 

How to sign up for the training:

Part One: Online Training

Self-enroll in the Canvas course here: https://uws-td.instructure.com/enroll/EKHMBB

Part Two: In-Person Discussion

RRR Suicide Prevention Part 2 Interest Form

Name(Required)
Session Selection(Required)
Location for trainings will be in the NWQ-D, Room 8885

For questions, concerns, or to request training for your student, staff, or faculty group, please contact Lori Bokowy at labokowy@uwm.edu