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41 HEADSPACE & TIMING the rest. The next programme that we use is SafeTALK. Our PSS team members are qualified SafeTALK trainers and you can access this training through your chain of command or by contacting your local PSS team directly. SafetALK is a really effective half-day of face to face training using a mix of trainer-led and multimedia presentations. When you have finished SafeTALK training you can expect to be able to more easily identify people who may be at risk of suicide. You will know how to intervene in safety and with confidence and how to get people to the right help and support. ASIST training is an acronym for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training. It is a two day workshop and is especially useful for people whose role may bring them into contact with vulnerable co-workers or other. In a Defence Forces context ASIST is appropriate training for NCOs and Officers in training institutions or who are employed in command appointments either at home or overseas. All training opportunities are available to serving personnel and to adult members of their families. We also able to facilitate training veterans through our veterans associations. Remember that suicide awareness training may NOT be suitable for everyone. It depends on where you are at in your life, your state of mind and recent life experiences. PSS teams are available to discuss with you to ensure that all personnel are protected. We need to talk about suicide and to keep ourselves and our families safe! Final Message So the message is clear! It has been another tough year, and we are all looking forward to the end of this crisis. In the meantime we have managed to get this far by taking care of ourselves, and by taking care of each other. We succeed as a community and we have made a big contribution to maintaining the health of others through wearing our masks, getting our vaccinations, maintaining our social distancing and washing our hands. Let's make sure that we do the same for our mental health by being more aware of each other, by being prepared to reach out if we think that someone needs our help, by knowing the services that are available within the Defence Forces and the Community, and by being willing to get the right training to ensure that we have the skills, the knowledge and the confidence to help each other when we most need it! You can contact your local PSS Team directly for support or information on anything written above or for any other matter. If you would like details of how to contact your local PSS Team please email pss@military.ie Dark times don't last forever, every day the sun comes up, you just have to lift your head and your spirits to see it If you feel like you're drowning, don't give up, some of the strongest people you know at some stage in their lives may have felt they were drowning, until they reached dry land, you can too

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