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Mental Health
Suicide Risk Assessment
Trillium and TTC
partner to save lives
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Karen
Grant, case manager, left, and Mary Hague, mental health
nurse, trained Matt Palotta and other TTC staff on how
to assess if someone is considering suicide. The course
was life-saving. |
The Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) wanted to teach their staff what to do when
faced with a situation involving a potential suicide attempt.
It turned to Trillium’s mental health team, widely recognized
for their innovative suicide risk assessment training program,
for help. The outcome was life-saving.
Matt Palotta, TTC
route supervisor, explains how he put the training to good
use. “Before the training, I was petrified when faced
with a suicide attempt. After the training I was better prepared
to offer help.”
Trillium’s suicide risk assessment course helps people
understand the factors that lead someone to contemplate taking
their own life and how to effectively move the person to a
safe place.
If you, or someone you know, are contemplating suicide, there
is help.
Call 905.848.7100.
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