Skills for Safer Living

About the Program

Do you have thoughts of suicide?

This four week group is for youth and young adults aged 12-24 who are interested in understanding the thoughts and feelings that lead to thinking about suicide and how to make safe choices.

The group meets once a week for a 90-minute session for four weeks. In the sessions, youth learn to build skills and capacity to help keep themselves safe. Caregivers meet in a group that takes place at the same time and location. In addition to building capacity in youth, the program builds the same knowledge in families/caregivers. It intends to foster a feeling of support from and among caregivers in a situation that is scary, but not hopeless.

This program is offered in Calgary by Hull Services in partnership with the Centre for Suicide Prevention. This project is funded by the Government of Alberta.

Topics Discussed and Explored Include:

• Understanding Feelings
• Keeping Safe
• Caring Connections
• Making Choices

Our Approach

The program introduces basic language, skills, and concepts to better understand the thoughts and feelings associated with suicide and strategies to mitigate them and keep the participant as safe as possible. By the end of the program, each participant will have developed a safety plan and skills for keeping themselves safe.

While it’s preferred that youth and their caregiver participate in the program, it is possible for caregivers to attend without their youth and for youth to attend without their caregiver.

Program Details

When: Groups will run monthly. Please reach out to Bryan Hume to discuss other available dates.  

• First group dates: April 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, 2023
  • These dates are tailored to adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18. Additional dates for other age groups will be scheduled as needed. Please contact Bryan Hume (bhume@hullservices.ca or 403-589-1865) for additional date details.
• Time: 7 – 8:30 p.m. 

Where: Varied locations (Hull Services SW Campus, Downtown, or Forest Lawn)

Cost: Free

Registration 

To register for Skills for Safer Living, contact Bryan Hume at bhume@hullservices.ca or 403-589-1865