LivingWorks Start enrollment offered through Iowa’s Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health!


LivingWorks Start – Enroll Today for Free
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On behalf of Iowa’s Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health,
we are pleased to offer enrollment to LivingWorks Start at no cost to you.
LivingWorks Start is a 90-minute online training that helps learners develop foundational skills
to recognize when someone may be thinking of suicide and connect them to further help.

Once you enroll, you have 60 days to complete, so we encourage you to get started with your learning as soon as you can!

Steps to Enroll:
1. Click “Enroll Now” below to begin
2. Create LivingWorks Learn account
3. Proceed to the learning catalog via “Our Training”
4. Launce the course by clicking “LivingWorks Start”
5. Complete the course within 60 days  
Enroll Now
Please contact iowa-cebh@uiowa.edu with any questions.
To learn more about LivingWorks, Visit Living Works                         
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org.

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