Free training

Be ready to intervene. Save a life.

Free LivingWorks ASIST training, Vermont. Two full days, 9 AM to 5 PM each day. The world's most widely used suicide intervention skills training, open to clinicians and non clinicians alike. Anyone 16 or older, no background required.

When October 27 and 28, 2026 9 AM to 5 PM both days. Attendance on both days is required.

Where Delta Hotels by Marriott Salon A and B, 1117 Williston Road, South Burlington, Vermont 05403

Cost Free Normally 250 to 500 dollars per person. All materials, morning coffee, and lunch both days included.

Seats Limited to 30 First come, first served. Registration closes when the room is full.

Why this training matters

Most people who die by suicide gave someone a signal first

ASIST teaches a practical, evidence based framework for recognizing when someone may be having thoughts of suicide, talking with them directly, and building an immediate safety plan together.

Developed by LivingWorks, ASIST has been used by more than two million people worldwide. It is not a lecture. Two full days are spent practicing the conversation itself, because knowing what to say matters far less than having already said it once before it counts.

Participants leave able to ask about suicide plainly, to listen without deflecting, and to work with a person at risk on a plan that keeps them safe for now and connects them to longer term support.

Participants working together in a facilitated training session

Who should attend

Anyone 16 or older who wants to be ready to help

No clinical background is required, and none is assumed. The training is built for the people who are actually present when someone is struggling, which is rarely a clinician. It does ask for a real commitment: two full days, 9 AM to 5 PM, both of them.

Clinicians and crisis workers
Teachers, school staff, and coaches
Faith leaders and community leaders
First responders
Parents, family members, and caring neighbors

Trainers: Meagan MacGregor and Mark Margolis, Howard Center.

Claim one of the 30 seats

Registration is handled through Eventbrite and takes about a minute. There is no cost. The training runs 9 AM to 5 PM on both days, and attendance on both is required.

Not this time

Can't make these dates?

This training is one of several suicide prevention opportunities happening across Vermont this year. If October 27 and 28 do not work, or you would like to hear about future ASIST trainings, community network meetings, and coalition activity, tell us what you are interested in. There is no cost and no obligation.

Vermont interest form

If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day. This page is about a scheduled training and is not a crisis service.

This training is delivered by Strategraph LLC under Vermont Department of Mental Health contract CTR007449.