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AgLife Connector Training – Penticton
August 8 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join the AgLife Network for FREE mental health awareness and suicide prevention gatekeeper training for anyone involved in B.C.’s agricultural industry and communities!
The AgLife Network – Connector Training is a suicide prevention gatekeeper and mental health awareness training for anyone involved in agriculture in British Columbia. This program is based on the successful and evidence-based programs: Sentinel Program (Quebec) and Guardian Network (Ontario). The Connector Training is approximately 6.5 hours long (including breaks) and covers a 7 Module program aimed to help build awareness to suicide and its impacts within agriculture while also teaching applicable skills from the Check, Care, Connect model to support people experiencing thoughts and feelings of suicide or other impacts to mental wellness.
This training is for ANYONE who works with or in agriculture. In order to participate in this FREE training, participants must be 18 years or older and be involved with B.C.’s agricultural industry or communities in some capacity. For any questions or inquiries please email network@aglife.ca.
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