training opportunities

build knowledge. strengthen postvention practice.

the postvention project provides survivor-informed, systems-focused training for professionals and organizations working across suicide and overdose prevention, behavioral health, public health, crisis response, and community systems.

our trainings connect research, lived experience, and practical application to deepen understanding of suicide and overdose loss and strengthen postvention practice.

01. pssm™ overview

move beyond resources. build a postvention system.

postvention does not depend on a single program, provider, or point of contact. it depends on how people, organizations, and systems connect following a suicide or overdose death.

this training introduces the postvention systems stability model™ (pssm), a framework for understanding postvention as an interconnected system and identifying opportunities to strengthen coordination, continuity, and support.

participants explore:

  • the empirical foundation for postvention

  • foundational principles of effective postvention

  • the pssm cycle and key action points

  • real-world examples of postvention in practice

  • opportunities to apply a systems lens within their own work

strengthen your workforce. build postvention capacity.

trainings can be adapted for professional, organizational, and community audiences. contact the postvention project to discuss your audience, goals, and training needs.

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02. learning from loss survivors

lived experience reveals what systems can't see.

people who have experienced suicide or overdose loss hold knowledge that can't be captured through policies, protocols, or resource lists alone.

this training draws on lived experience to examine what helps, what harms, and what may be missing in the systems intended to respond following a suicide or overdose death.

participants explore:

  • survivor experiences following a suicide or overdose death

  • interactions that can help or cause additional harm

  • barriers to accessing meaningful support

  • opportunities to strengthen professional and organizational response

  • the role of survivor perspectives in shaping postvention practice