North Dakota Suicide Prevention Partner Training and Events Calendar

FREE for couples where one member is a service member or veteran in North Dakota. Limited to 12 couples. This effort is associated with North Dakota’s State Suicide Prevention Program, funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Behavioral Health Division (BHD). We will use the Hold Me Tight® program.

FREE for couples where one member is a service member or veteran in North Dakota. Limited to 12 couples. This effort is associated with North Dakota’s State Suicide Prevention Program, funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Behavioral Health Division (BHD). We will use the Hold Me Tight® program.

FREE for couples where one member is a service member or veteran in North Dakota. Limited to 12 couples. This effort is associated with North Dakota’s State Suicide Prevention Program, funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Behavioral Health Division (BHD). We will use the Hold Me Tight® program.

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults who have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. This meeting follows a structured model to ensure everyone has an opportunity to share and receive support. Sessions are 90 minutes long and occur on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis.

B-HERO, in partnership with FirstLink, invites all to attend this session to better understand when and how to use 988 or 211—and what happens when someone
reaches out.
FirstLink answers the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and 211 Information & Referral Helpline for North Dakota and parts of Minnesota. For over 40 years, they’ve supported individuals in crisis—and they bring that same experience to individuals in crisis—and they bring that same experience to the community through practical, compassionate trainings.

Each year, AFSP supports hundreds of large and small Survivor Day events around the world, in which suicide loss survivors come together to find connection, understanding, and hope through their shared experience. While each event is unique and offers various programming, all feature AFSP-produced documentary film(s) that offer messages of growth, resilience, and connection. This event will be hosted the night before the 2026 North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition's Annual Conference and will be open to all adult attendees of the conference who have lost a loved one to suicide. A complimentary meal will be provided.

Talk Saves Lives: Supporting Our Veterans is a free, 60-minute educational program for audiences to learn about the impact of suicide among veterans, along with practical ways to recognize warning signs of suicide, navigate tough conversations, and connect veterans to support in ways that respect their autonomy. 

Free CEUs, lunch, and refreshments provided. Evidence-based training sessions and survivor speakers. Focus on suicide prevention, intervention, and education for all life stages—from early childhood to end-of-life mental health.

SafeTALK is a FREE half-day alertness workshop that prepares you to become a suicide-alert helper. This training is sponsored by ND HHS. Objectives - by the end of the training participants will be better able to: • Identify indicators of suicide risk • Identify and use the 4-step TALK process with someone at risk of suicide • Refer person at risk of suicide to appropriate resources

Research indicates the suicide rate is significantly higher for those working in agriculture. The QPR training will provide participants with awareness and skills to recognize and respond to warning signs of a mental health crisis or suicidal thinking and how to respond in an appropriate and supportive way.

During this workshop, participants gain knowledge and resources essential to establishing and sustaining comprehensive, ongoing school safety and crisis prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, while making use of existing resources and programs. PREPaRE can be adapted to a school’s needs and size. 

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.

During this workshop, participants gain knowledge and resources essential to establishing and sustaining comprehensive, ongoing school safety and crisis prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, while making use of existing resources and programs. PREPaRE can be adapted to a school’s needs and size. 

This training is designed to improve participant's knowledge about suicide risk factors and assessing for acute suicide risk using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) screening tool.

Join us for PREPaRE Workshop 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools. During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop is focused on preparing school mental health professionals in the planning and recovery portions of the PREPaRE model. There is 1 graduate credit (15 hours) available for attending the four sessions of this Workshop.

Join us for PREPaRE Workshop 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools. During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop is focused on preparing school mental health professionals in the planning and recovery portions of the PREPaRE model. There is 1 graduate credit (15 hours) available for attending the four sessions of this Workshop.

Join us for PREPaRE Workshop 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools. During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop is focused on preparing school mental health professionals in the planning and recovery portions of the PREPaRE model. There is 1 graduate credit (15 hours) available for attending the four sessions of this Workshop.

Learn how FirstLink supports callers through listening, resource referrals, crisis intervention, and safety planning. Become familiar with follow-up options like the Care & Support Program.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.

Join us for PREPaRE Workshop 2: Mental Health Crisis Interventions: Responding to an Acute Traumatic Stressor in Schools. During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events. This workshop is focused on preparing school mental health professionals in the planning and recovery portions of the PREPaRE model. There is 1 graduate credit (15 hours) available for attending the four sessions of this Workshop.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.

This training is designed to improve participant's knowledge about suicide risk factors and assessing for acute suicide risk using the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) screening tool.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.

Throughout this learning journey, participants will explore practical strategies to strengthen well-being through healing and self-strengthening, compassionate, self-care, supportive relationships, cultural humility, sustainable resilience, and healing-centered leadership. Together, these practices help build a stronger foundation for both personal well-being and the ability to continue supporting others with compassion and purpose.