LifeKeepers, champions of change

Le Va’s dedicated LifeKeepers facilitators are gearing up for a busy and impactful March, with seven suicide prevention workshops scheduled across Aotearoa.

We also welcome Wellington Free Ambulance as an organisation that is newly supporting its staff, and in turn their communities, with LifeKeepers training.

From setting up culturally responsive spaces to practising role-play scenarios, our LifeKeepers team members ensure that every participant leaves equipped with the skills and confidence to support those at risk of suicide.

They are constantly reviewing and improving training materials, refining delivery approaches and drawing on their wealth of experience to create safe, engaging and meaningful learning environments.

One participant said of our LifeKeepers in-person training, “It was a personal experience that helped me understand how to better identify risk factors and approach whānau who may be at risk. I also appreciated the focus on the importance of words.”

Another said, “I loved the role plays that were incorporated, as they helped me better prepare for those difficult conversations. Ngā mihi to the trainers for making this such a valuable experience!”

Mana Akiaki: LifeKeepers for Māori is our suicide prevention training delivered through a Māori lens, weaving te reo me ōna tikanga, ngā whakataukī and mātauranga Māori throughout.

A participant described Mana Akiaki as, “A powerful and transformative training session! The delivery was engaging, and I appreciated how the programme incorporated Te Ao Māori values.”

If you are keen to learn more about how to recognise and support those at risk of suicide, you can register online for one of our March face-to-face workshops in your region:

• Hastings – 5 March
• Napier – Mana Akiaki – 6 March
• Kaikoura – Mana Akiaki – 12 March
• Waitematā – 18 March
• Waitara – Mana Akiaki – 20 March
• Foxton – 26 March
• Palmerston North – 27 March

We also offer online training – a flexible alternative for those unable to attend in person.

Visit our LifeKeepers website to register and learn more.