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Transforming the experiences of those affected by su***de through research to improve understanding, Postvention and intervention.

26/02/2026

Working with suicidal clients requires more than risk assessment. 𝗜𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

The 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 is designed to strengthen your ability to build safety through connection, not just crisis management. You’ll deepen your relational engagement skills, sharpen your confidence in navigating suicidal conversations, and learn practical frameworks that help clients feel seen, understood, and less alone—which is often the first and most powerful intervention.

If you support clients experiencing suicidal ideation, this training will help you move beyond checklists into meaningful therapeutic presence and stronger protective factors while building deeper trust with high-risk clients.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝟱𝟬% 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

If you’ve been thinking about strengthening your su***de intervention work, this is the time.

Click the link below to register: https://csricentre.org/courses/

***decare ***deintervention ***detraining

25/02/2026

What is most challenging in su***de intervention?

• Conducting assessment
• Managing personal anxiety
• Balancing safety and relationships
• Connecting with clients?
• Remaining present in a session

If we are honest, many of us struggle most with 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 "𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆."

The beyond risk course will equip you with skills to remain present and other relational approaches to su***de prevention.

If this is the kind of development you have been seeking, enroll for the course while registration remains open:
https://csricentre.org/courses/

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24/02/2026

Su***de assessment often focuses on the essentials: 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 thoroughly. These are critical skills, and many therapists and psychotherapists already do them well.

Yet, after the session ends, many therapists are left replaying the conversations and asking themselves, “Did I truly reach them?” or perhaps a deeper question: “Was I able to build enough relational trust to help beyond the risk assessment?”

If you go through this cycle, you’re not alone.
And you’re exactly who we created this course for.

Enrollment is now open for our program on 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, going beyond risk to connection, collaboration, and meaningful therapeutic engagement.

Click the link below to register:
https://csricentre.org/courses/

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21/02/2026

We are trained to assess su***de risk.

But few of us are trained to notice what happens inside us when someone says, “I don’t want to live anymore.”

A few weeks ago, a therapist once shared with us,
“I know how to ask the questions. But when my client says they feel like a burden, I feel my chest tighten and I don’t know how to stay present.”

We rarely speak about this internal moment—the surge of responsibility, the fear of missing something, the quiet anxiety beneath professionalism.

When this remains unnamed, therapists and psychotherapists carry it alone.

So before we improve intervention, we must acknowledge the experience of the intervener.

If this resonates with your experience, register for the Beyond Risk course on relational approaches to su***de intervention.

https://csricentre.org/courses/

***deIntervention

19/02/2026

Su***de awareness is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁.

Real su***de prevention is built in the quiet, practical moments that often go unseen: creating safety plans, responding with compassion in a crisis, reducing access to lethal means, and making sure no one walks alone after the moment has passed.

These actions save lives.
These moments matter.

Read our full blog to explore what su***de prevention truly looks like beyond awareness
https://tinyurl.com/Beyondsu***deawareness

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16/02/2026

𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼!
If you are a care professional who has ever thought the following:
• “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦.”
• “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”
• “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘰?”

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

You’ll gain practical, evidence-based tools you can apply immediately in clinical rooms, community spaces, and crisis moments that require both steadiness and skill.

Limited slots remaining! https://tinyurl.com/Beyondrisk

Because in su***de care, competence isn’t optional — and how we show up can change outcomes.

***dePrevention

14/02/2026

Chocolate melts.

Flowers die.

Unresolved trauma? That sticks around; unless you do something about it!

Give yourself something that lasts this valentines day, gift yourself therapy.

Call +254703388130 and book your session with CSRI today.

05/02/2026

When someone is struggling with suicidal thoughts, the most dangerous moments are often the hardest to think through.

𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 is a simple, practical, and lifesaving tool created before a crisis to help someone stay safe when emotions feel overwhelming and clarity feels out of reach.

In this blog, we explore:
• What a su***de safety plan is and what it isn’t
• Who should have one
• Why safety planning is a core part of real su***de prevention
• How community, faith, and Ubuntu play a critical role in keeping people safe

Read the blog https://csricentre.org/su***de-safety-plan/
and learn how a simple safety plan can help someone survive their hardest moments.
***dePrevention

04/02/2026

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28/01/2026

Love is often spoken about as a feeling, but in moments of distress, love can be a lifeline.

At a time when many people feel isolated, overwhelmed, or unseen, we will reflect on 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.

Whether you are supporting someone else or navigating your own journey, this webinar offers a grounded, compassionate space to learn, reflect, and connect.

Date: February 12

Time: 8:00–9:00 PM

Format: Live Webinar

Sign up : Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-as-a-lifeline-tickets-1981828016948

21/01/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁; 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹.

This 10-week professional course on 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 equips care professionals and frontline practitioners with practical, evidence-based tools to confidently engage people in suicidal crisis across clinical and community settings.

From 18th February to April 29th, 2026
Early bird tickets ends 2 February

https://tinyurl.com/Beyondrisk

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

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15/01/2026

Some people experience increased stress, isolation, or hopelessness during the new year which increases risk of su***de.

Learn why this happens and how you can support yourself and others. Every check-in, conversation, and moment of care matters.

Read More : https://tinyurl.com/New-Year-Su***de-Risk

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