{"id":166,"date":"2022-04-14T04:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T04:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2023-11-29T13:23:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T05:23:11","slug":"our-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/our-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"166\" class=\"elementor elementor-166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e04d607 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e04d607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3a1b9f\" data-id=\"d3a1b9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aded68e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aded68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1268\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/banner-our-services.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/banner-our-services.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/banner-our-services-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/banner-our-services-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/banner-our-services-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c440abe\" data-id=\"c440abe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6cf498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6cf498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Services<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc99cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bc99cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Samaritans WA aims to help build communities in which people have appropriate support to explore how they feel and to build mental wellness. We do this through providing Phone Support, Outreach Support and Training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76a13c2 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76a13c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7799a03\" data-id=\"7799a03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9fd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec9fd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outreach<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd63c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd63c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samaritans WA Volunteer Counsellors provide face-to-face counselling, delivered in partnership with other WA based not-for-profit organisations. We work across mental health, homelessness and family and domestic violence.<\/p><p>We are proud to partner with:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c5719 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c5719\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43e7af\" data-id=\"c43e7af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31beb17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31beb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-st-barts.png 404w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-st-barts-300x65.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0a3548\" data-id=\"e0a3548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac66fd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac66fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-wungening.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-174\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-wungening.png 240w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-wungening-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc9eac7\" data-id=\"fc9eac7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5530465 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5530465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-360.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-169\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-360.png 380w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-360-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7e8d1\" data-id=\"8e7e8d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c504e74 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c504e74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/outreach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/outreach.jpg 722w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/outreach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/outreach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e1b634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e1b634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd80e4d\" data-id=\"bd80e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e0d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01e0d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth Suicide Sanctuary<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-98fed67 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98fed67\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84ba833\" data-id=\"84ba833\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053814d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"053814d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samaritans WA is proud to partner with Ruah and Telethon Kids Institute to design and deliver an innovative new service that will save the lives of young Western Australians and support up to 300 young people and their families every year. The service is a new Youth Sanctuary planned for Subiaco, offering help to young people experiencing suicidal thoughts. It is hoped the Sanctuary will open in 2023. The Youth Sanctuary will be a residential centre providing early intervention for up to five people aged between 16 and 24 at a time \u2013 an opportunity to work with them before they reach crisis point. The program is based on an international model, operated by Maytree UK, which has been working successfully for 20 years. Young people experiencing suicidal thoughts won\u2019t need a mental health diagnosis to use the facility and can be referred there by anyone, including family, friends or health professionals. Or they can refer themselves. Currently, young people experiencing suicidal thoughts have no choice but to end up in a hospital emergency department which is an inappropriate option for the young person and places added pressures on our hospital system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-429c7c0\" data-id=\"429c7c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e249e0a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e249e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/youth-sanctuary-WA-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/youth-sanctuary-WA-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/youth-sanctuary-WA-1-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/youth-sanctuary-WA-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb00a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bb00a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Youth Sanctuary will, as the name suggests, be a peaceful place for recovery, located at the Samaritans WA existing site at 60 Bagot Road, Subiaco, pending approval for the change of use from the City of Subiaco. Previously, the Samaritans ran its emotional support phone line services from the site and, before the COVID pandemic, it was also a drop-in centre.<\/p><p>If you&#8217;d like to know more about the Youth Sanctuary, you can read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au\/Pages\/McGowan\/2022\/07\/WAs-first-residential-service-for-young-people-at-risk-of-suicide.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>announcement<\/strong><\/a> from Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson, an <a href=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Info-Sheet-YSS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Information sheet<\/strong><\/a> or perhaps have some of your queries answered in <a href=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FAQS-Youth-Sanctuary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this FAQ<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-251c01d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"251c01d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8062bc\" data-id=\"c8062bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff074b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ff074b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phone-support.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-178\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phone-support.jpg 722w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phone-support-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/phone-support-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b98680\" data-id=\"6b98680\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b1fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65b1fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phone Support <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92bbf4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92bbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Samaritans WA Volunteer Counsellors provide emotional support to individuals, every day from 8:00am-8:00pm (AWST).<\/strong><\/p><p>People call our service for many different reasons. Something that is quite small for one person, can seem overwhelming for someone else. No matter how big or small, Samaritans WA Volunteer Counsellors are here to talk it through.<\/p><p>Our Volunteer Counsellors will not make decisions for people in need of support, and will respect the decisions they make. Every individual is an expert on their own life.<br \/>The services are anonymous and confidential within Samaritans WA. Volunteer<\/p><p>Counsellors will not ask for people\u2019s names or where they are calling from. They can also explore referral options to other agencies and support services if needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0274c72 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0274c72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-598fb0a\" data-id=\"598fb0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1046ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1046ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workshops and Training<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108f44b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"108f44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Samaritans WA, we are proud of our strong relationships with organisations, government agencies and community groups in working to improve mental health outcomes and suicide prevention. We endeavour to provide programs that meet their needs \u2013 customised, effective, and compassionate. It is our aim that we empower individuals with the appropriate skills and knowledge to facilitate success, whether that be for a community member, an employee or an organisation as a whole.<\/p><p>Samaritans WA training facilitators includes qualified, highly skilled individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds including psychology, psychotherapy, counselling, mental health promotion and education, as well as those with their own lived experience, including carers and family members. Plus many more through our extensive network of contacts in the academic and practice domains.<\/p><p>To enquire about our training offering and receive a quote, please email <strong><a href=\"mailto:admin@thesamaritans.org.au\">admin@thesamaritans.org.au<\/a><\/strong> or call <a href=\"tel:(08) 9381 5725\"><strong>(08) 9381 5725<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4094fb2\" data-id=\"4094fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcb1b28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcb1b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/workshops.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/workshops.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/workshops-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesamaritans.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/workshops-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5d4e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd5d4e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b1e884\" data-id=\"7b1e884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ab76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1ab76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bespoke Training<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f956e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f956e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to nationally accredited programs, Samaritans WA employees and associates are able to deliver training related to the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee297ec elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee297ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Mental Health Conversations<\/li><li>Suicide Awareness and Intervention<\/li><li>Trauma-Informed Care and Practice<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb5031 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb5031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Effective Engagement with Consumers<\/li><li>Verbal De-escalation Skills<\/li><li>Building Resilience and Wellbeing<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b320a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41b320a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03aeae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03aeae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LivingWorks<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffda7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffda7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) \n<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57eaaf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57eaaf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ASIST is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. As the world\u2019s leading suicide intervention workshop, the ASIST program is supported by numerous evaluations including independent and peer-reviewed studies. Results demonstrate that ASIST helps participants recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.<\/p><p>In the course of the two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e639564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e639564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Understand the ways personal and societal attitudes affect views on suicide and interventions<\/li><li>Provide guidance and suicide first-aid to a person at risk in ways that meet their individual safety needs<\/li><li>Identify the key elements of an effective suicide safety plan and the actions required to implement it<\/li><li>Appreciate the value of improving and integrating suicide prevention resources in the community at large<\/li><li>Recognise other important aspects of suicide prevention including life-promotion and self-care<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa7f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6fa7f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08f1013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08f1013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">safeTALK<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c754d41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c754d41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>safeTALK is a half day workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don\u2019t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognise these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e04f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e04f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mental Health First Aid<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d99ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d99ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches participants how to assist people who are developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.<\/p><p>At Samaritans WA, we have facilitators available to deliver:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fd4fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fd4fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Standard Mental Health First Aid (12 hour)<\/li><li>Youth Mental Health First Aid (14 hour)<\/li><li>Standard Refresher Course (4 hour)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037bd95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037bd95\" 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