We are skilled at helping organizations and communities plan and
implement suicide prevention and postvention strategies and protocols.
omprehensive
A comprehensive, flexible training model that includes planning and implementation.
ultural
Connect training sessions are tailored to the unique needs of each audience.
ommunity-Based
Our comprehensive, community-based approach is based on the social-ecological model.
ConnectTM Suicide Prevention and Postvention Training Services
increase the capacity of professionals and communities to prevent suicide,
using a public health approach, and key elements of the National Suicide Prevention Strategy. Our comprehensive training – tailored to each audience's unique needs – has community planning built right in.
Applying a unique, comprehensive, holistic model and offering a community planning component, Connect stands apart from other training programs.
Training & Consultation
In-Person Training
Want to host a training for your team? Connect trainers can travel to you, wherever you are, and lead one or more days of training onsite.
Live Virtual Training or Consultation
Have team members who work remotely? Connect can provide live training and/or consultation on a virtual basis with easy-to-use videoconference tools.
Self-Paced eLearning
Connect offers a self-paced eLearning tool that allows people with varying schedules to take the training at their convenience.
The ConnectTM Program is a leader in suicide prevention and postvention response training, with a proven impact
across the US.
2,500
More than 2,500 people worldwide have become Connect trainers!
Connect has trained people in
49 states, Canada, Ireland, Guam,
and the Northern Mariana Islands.
50k+
50,000+ individuals have participated in Connect training.
Hear About the Connect Experience
Connect training has had an impact on how our staff interact with their students beyond suicide prevention. It reminds everyone (students and professional peers) that we all struggle at times, and we need to support each other.
This will be our third year training our entire staff using Connect in our school district. Each year I witness a deepening understanding and comfort with the principles of suicide prevention. The more knowledge we have, the better we can support those in need.
Our Connect Trainer conducted the training in a very gentle manner--her tone of voice, her consideration and guidance for the comments in the chat—it made a difference! I will love to have other trainings with her!”
The training helped me to better understand the role I can play in helping my community. I loved the sense of bringing people of all different backgrounds together for the common goal of prevention and ultimately saving lives.
Connect Trained Organizations
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Connect Suicide Prevention and Connect Suicide Postvention programs are both recognized as evidence-based programs by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and are part of the Center’s Best Practice Registry. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Programs on this registry undergo an intensive review process. To learn more, go to SPRC.org.
Connect offers a variety of in-person and online training programs for a variety of audiences. Types of training include:
- Suicide Prevention/Intervention
- Suicide Postvention
- Facilitated Planning Session
- Train-the-Trainer
- Specialized workshops on a topic related to suicide prevention
- Consultation Services
Visit our SERVICES page for more information.
Postvention is an organized, short-term, and long-term response in the aftermath of a suicide to promote healing. The U.S. national guidelines developed by the Survivors of Suicide Loss Task Force indicate that an effective postvention response strives to facilitate the healing of individuals from the grief and distress of suicide loss, mitigate other negative effects of exposure to suicide, and prevent suicide among people who are at high risk after exposure to suicide.
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center recommends all settings incorporate postvention as a component of a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention. Key principles for creating a comprehensive postvention effort include:
- Planning ahead to address individual and community needs
- Providing immediate and long-term support
- Tailoring responses and services to the unique needs of suicide loss survivors
- Involving survivors of suicide loss in planning and implementing postvention efforts
Connect offers postvention training and services to educate key stakeholders in your community about effective postvention response and planning and guide them to develop and implement effective strategies, practices, and protocols that will promote healing.
For all suicide prevention and postvention trainings, costs vary depending on multiple factors including training selected, number of participants, method of delivery, location of training delivery, and number of trainers. Costs include NAMI NH staff time and all materials. Travel expenses for in-person services are added to the total cost of training package for each NAMI NH staff required for training delivery.
Some Connect trainings are approved for continuing education credits and they can be made available to your audience for a nominal, additional fee. When inquiring about training, ask about CEs.
Connect stands out for its comprehensive, community-based approach that goes beyond individual training to strengthen entire systems of care. Unlike many programs, Connect offers both suicide prevention and postvention training, emphasizing collaboration across sectors like schools, law enforcement, healthcare, and mental health. The program is grounded in the social-ecological model, addressing suicide risk and protective factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. It integrates national best practices, considers cultural and demographic influences, and includes often-overlooked areas like lethal means safety, safe messaging, and the impact of social media. The training is interactive, practical, and action-oriented, with a strong focus on communication, coordination, and self-care for those doing this critical work.
