Suicide Prevention Training for Staff, Providers & Community

Together we can make Kalamazoo a suicide safer community.

ABOUT OUR TRAINING

ISK suicide prevention trainings are evidence-based trainings for participants age 18 and over. The following trainings are available to the public: safeTALK, ASIST, MHFA, Youth MHFA.

All ISK staff and DCO (direct care outpatient) provider staff are required to take one of the listed suicide prevention trainings annually, attending a different training each year. Trainings can be repeated after three years. All trainings are available for registration within the Brainier system for the 2025 calendar year. 

Training is approved via the training department and updated in Relias. Please send training reports (indicating suicide prevention) with certificate of course completion to training@iskzoo.org.

FOR CRISIS SITUATIONS:

  • If you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts and need support, know that you are not alone.
  • Contact ISK via phone at 269-373-6000.
  • Our Behavioral Health Urgent Care & Access Center is open 24/7 with emergency mental health support at 440 W. Kalamazoo Avenue.
  • You can also call 988, the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, at any time.
  • In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

ONLINE CLASSES

(Can be taken any time; click buttons for class descriptions)

IN-PERSON CLASSES

(Click buttons for class descriptions; click Class Dates for schedule)

Full-day training for staff who hold a Master’s, PhD or MD

Class Dates/Registration

Per AMSR: Full-day training for staff who hold a Master’s, PhD or MD. CEU’s available. Sign up with Brainier: Look for AMSR Outpatient. If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, or if you have other training questions, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org and we will help you register.

2026 CLASSES
8:30-5 pm, ISK, 418 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Conf Room A
  • Jan 16
  • March 11
  • May 14
  • Aug 19

4-hour training for staff with a high school diploma, associate degree or bachelor’s degree

Class Dates/Registration

Per AMSR: 4-hour training specific for staff who hold a high school diploma, an associates degree or bachelor’s degree. Sign up with Brainier: Look for the AMSR-DC training. If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, or if you have other training questions, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org and we will help you register.

  • November 14, 2025- 8:30-12:30PM @ ISK 418 Building- Conf Room A
2026 CLASSES
ISK 418 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Conf Room A
  • Feb. 18, 1-5pm
  • April 23, 8:30-12:30pm
  • June 8, 1-5pm
  • Sept. 4, 8:30-12:30pm
Class Dates/Registration (Open to Public)

ASIST: This training is for 2 full days. Schedule via Brainier (note: it only allows for you to schedule the first date). If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, or if you have other training questions, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org and we will help you register.

2027 CLASES
8am-5pm both days, at ISK: 418 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Conf Room A

3/15 & 3/16, 2027

7/22 & 7/23, 2027

9/7 & 9/8, 2027

Class Dates/Registration (Open to Public)

MHFA classes are listed here.

Class Dates/Registration (Open to Public)
Open to the public! All classes will be held at ISK, 418 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Conference Room A. Please schedule via Brainier. If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org for assistance.
2026 CLASSES
  • December 16: 9-10:30 am
2027 CLASSES

1/28/27: 1-2:30pm

3/18/27: 9-10:30am

5/6/27: 1-2:30pm

7/27/27: 9-10:30am

9/2/27: 1-2:30pm

11/10/27: 9-10:30am

Class Dates/Registration (Open to Public)

safeTALK: Schedule via Brainier. If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, or if you have other training questions, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org and we will help you register.

WHERE: ISK 418 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Conf Room A
2026 CLASSES
  • Dec. 10, 8:30-12pm
2027 CLASSES

2/4/27: 1-4:30pm

4/28/27: 8:30-12pm

6/10/27: 1-4:30pm

8/21/27: 8:30-12:30pm

10/14/27: 1-4:30pm

12/8/27: 8:30-12pm

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • ISK Staff: Please always review the most current Suicide Prevention Training Requirements policy via the portal for details about the trainings.
  • Register for trainings via Brainier or as noted on instructions. Exception: Mental Health First Aid trainings are registered via this website: Go to the MHFA page or EVENTS page.
  • If you don’t have a Brainier account (non-ISK staff) and need help registering, or if you have other training questions, please email Danielle Sackrider at dsackrider@iskzoo.org or Bethany Donohue at bdonohue@iskzoo.org and we will help you register.

Reminders for In-Person Training

  • Trainings start promptly at the time listed. Please arrive prior to the listed start time to register, gather materials, and to find a spot.
  • If you arrive to a training after the first 15 minutes, you will not be able to complete the training that day and will have to reschedule to another training date.
  • If you leave a training early, you will not be able to complete the training that day and will have to reschedule to another training date.
  • If you are not able to attend a training, please let us know, as there may be individuals on a waitlist for that training.

RESOURCES

Survivors of Suicide Loss

Survivors of Suicide Attempt

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