HPDP Suicide Prevention Trainings 2025-26
TMC Nihi Dine'e Ba Wellness Center
Fort Defiance, AZ
Fort Defiance, AZ
QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer
Training will start at 8:30 am for each Training Date
Time Duration: up to a 90-minute training on the basics of suicide prevention.
Participants: 16 years and older
Training Days:
August 20, 2025
November 12, 2025
February 2026
Training Objectives
• Participants will learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, ask the suicide question and learn how to refer someone to help
• Learn about Navajo Nation statistics from most recent published mortality report.
• Become familiar with local, state and national suicide prevention resources.
safeTALK – suicide alertness for everyone
Training begins at 8:30 am for each Training Date
Time Duration: up to 4 hour training
Participants ages 15 years and older
Training Days:
September 10, 2025
December 10, 2025
March 2026
safeTALK, from LivingWorks organization, is a half-day training in suicide alertness. It helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connect with resources who can help them in choose to live. Participants don’t need any formal preparation to attend the training – anyone age 15 years and older who wants to make a difference can learn the safeTALK steps.
ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Training/Workshop begins at 8:30 am for each training dates.
Time Duration: 2 days, 16 hours
Ages 16 years and older
ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when some may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Although ASIST is widely used by healthcare providers, participants don’t need any formal training to attend the workshop – ASIST can be learned and used by anyone.
Training Dates:
October 2 & 3, 2025
January 2026
April 2026
Suicide Prevention Trainings will be facilitated by HPDP staff who are certified, registered trainers for each training.