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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a two day course in Edinburgh on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 September 2026.
ASIST prepares you to be ready, willing and able to help a person with thoughts of suicide stay safe for now.
Group of 5: book five places together at a fixed price of £850. Enter the lead contact when booking and I will be in touch to arrange the other places.
Watch a short video about the course content.
Times: 9am to 5pm each day, including breaks
Venue: ECCI, High School Yards, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
Materials: ASIST Manual and a Pathway for Assisting Life (PAL) quick reference card
Course info and evidence: LivingWorks Research and Evaluations
Edinburgh University discount: if you have an ed.ac.uk email you can book at a discounted rate. Email contact@chrisgrantgla.com.
During the course you will:
Help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe for now and connect with further help.
Apply a safety framework to build a SafePlan through a collaborative, helping relationship.
Understand how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone's openness to seek help.
Build your confidence and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
How you will learn:
14 hours of learning across two full days, in a group of 8 to 30 people.
Film, presentations, group discussion and practice conversations about suicide.
You keep your ASIST Workbook, PAL quick reference card and other materials.
Accredited by LivingWorks.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel, I will first try to switch you to another ASIST course free of charge where one is available.
More than 4 weeks in advance: full refund.
Less than 3 weeks in advance: 50% refund.
Less than 1 week in advance: no refund.
If you have to cancel under exceptional circumstances, please get in touch.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), a two day course in Edinburgh on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 September 2026.
ASIST prepares you to be ready, willing and able to help a person with thoughts of suicide stay safe for now.
Group of 5: book five places together at a fixed price of £850. Enter the lead contact when booking and I will be in touch to arrange the other places.
Watch a short video about the course content.
Times: 9am to 5pm each day, including breaks
Venue: ECCI, High School Yards, Edinburgh EH1 1LZ
Materials: ASIST Manual and a Pathway for Assisting Life (PAL) quick reference card
Course info and evidence: LivingWorks Research and Evaluations
Edinburgh University discount: if you have an ed.ac.uk email you can book at a discounted rate. Email contact@chrisgrantgla.com.
During the course you will:
Help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe for now and connect with further help.
Apply a safety framework to build a SafePlan through a collaborative, helping relationship.
Understand how personal and community attitudes about suicide affect someone's openness to seek help.
Build your confidence and capacity to provide suicide first aid.
How you will learn:
14 hours of learning across two full days, in a group of 8 to 30 people.
Film, presentations, group discussion and practice conversations about suicide.
You keep your ASIST Workbook, PAL quick reference card and other materials.
Accredited by LivingWorks.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel, I will first try to switch you to another ASIST course free of charge where one is available.
More than 4 weeks in advance: full refund.
Less than 3 weeks in advance: 50% refund.
Less than 1 week in advance: no refund.
If you have to cancel under exceptional circumstances, please get in touch.