Saturday, June 22 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11420 James Madison Highway, Remington, VA 22734
Open to the Public
American Legion Post 247, along with our community partners, is hosting S.A.V.E Veteran Suicide Prevention Training on Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. The event is free and open to anyone. Breakfast will be provided. Social Media Link: Veteran Suicide Prevention – S.A.V.E Training
S.A.V.E. is serious, professional, and real-world applicable training by VA professionals. S.A.V.E. is a one- to two-hour gatekeeper training program provided by VA suicide prevention coordinators to veterans and those who serve veterans. Optional role-playing exercises are included. S.A.V.E consists of the following five components:
- Brief overview of suicide in the veteran population
- Suicide myths and misinformation
- Risk factors for suicide
- Components of the S.A.V.E. model (Signs of suicide, Asking about suicide, Validating feelings, Encouraging help and Expediting treatment)
- S.A.V.E. was developed by the Education Corps of the VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention and consists of a PowerPoint presentation, training script, instructors guide and toolkit, pre- and post-evaluation instructions, evaluation forms, tracking sheets and S.A.V.E. brochures.
Program Objectives
After training, the participant will be able to:
After training, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the scope of the problem of suicide among the veteran population.
- Identify the importance of suicide prevention.
- Discuss myths and misinformation about suicide.
- Identify a veteran who may be at risk for suicide.
- Discuss signs and symptoms of suicidal thinking.
- Ask questions about suicide in an objective and non-threatening way.
- Refer a veteran for evaluation and treatment.
If you have questions, please leave a voicemail at 703-596-5964 and we’ll respond as soon as we can.