Suicide Calls: Helping the Caller & the Telecommunicator
2/24/2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST


Location: Kalamazoo County Dispatch or Virtual Classroom, 7040 Stadium Drive, Kalamazoo, MI


Registration ends on 2/20/2026



Event Description

Attendees will discuss facts, statistics, and myths about suicide and suicidal callers, practice their reflective listening skills, discuss crucial direct questions to ask to keep the caller talking, and gain call handling methods proven effective for others. The course also addresses telecommunicator stress and self-care techniques and resources.   

SNC approved with Module II (b) endorsement; MNA2022-2920. The cost for this one-day course is $275.