Mental Fitness & Suicide Awareness Workshop

This day long workshop focussing on mental fitness and suicide awareness is designed to promote awareness and skill-building, to maximize mental fitness both individually and in the workplace, and to lessen the incidence of mental health injuries including suicide. 

These courses use the mental health continuum and focus on topics like stress management techniques, how to recognize signs of a person in distress, how to intervene and help someone having thoughts of suicide, create a personal action plan to strengthen and maintain your personal mental fitness, and understand the role of a supervisor in promoting a culture of understanding and mental fitness. 

Mental Fitness 

The Mental Fitness Training Course is an evidence-based program designed for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel to strengthen knowledge, build life skills, and support overall well-being. Through interactive methods such as discussion, small group exercises, demonstrations, and practice sessions, participants learn to understand the concept of mental fitness and recognize the role resilience plays in maintaining mental health under the stress of military service. The program provides practical exercises to enhance mental fitness and is intended for adult CAF members; it is not a form of treatment and may not be suitable for individuals experiencing severe or persistent mental health challenges. 

Suicide Awareness 

The Suicide Awareness Training – Ask, Care, Escort (SAT-ACE) Course is an educational program designed to prepare Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members to recognize, respond to, and mitigate the incidence of suicide and deliberate self-harm within the military community. Using the ACE Model, the course provides knowledge and skill-building opportunities through discussion, demonstration, small group activities, and role-play practice sessions, with the goal of enhancing awareness and developing life skills for non-professionals. 

While the program builds capacity for suicide awareness and intervention, it is not a form of treatment and may not be suitable for individuals currently experiencing severe mental health challenges. 

If you are currently experiencing suicidal ideation or thoughts of self harm please reach out to CAF Health Services, Suicide Crisis helpline 9-8-8, National Suicide Prevention Line 1-833-456-4566, or https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/mental-health-and-addictions-support-services/suicide-prevention