QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER
A Suicide Prevention TrainingQuestion, Persuade, Refer. Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Know how to offer hope
- Know how to get help and save a life
MONTHLY QPR TRAININGS AT MHA WVR IN LAFAYETTE
These trainings are currently FREE.Every 4th Wednesday of the month.
LILLY CONFERENCE ROOM
MHA WABASH VALLEY REGION
914 South St.
Lafayette, IN 47901
REGISTER ONLINE FOR MONTHLY QPR TRAINING USING THE BUTTON BELOW.
The QPR mission is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
Monthly QPR trainings are held at the MHA WVR Community Building, 914 South Street, Lafayette and at our office in Williamsport at 504 State Road 28 East, Williamsport, IN. Register by tapping the button above for your location, or call 765-742-1800 xt 128
For more information or to schedule this training for your organization, please call 765.742.1800 or email [email protected].
According to the Surgeon General's Nation Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), a gatekeeper is someone in a position a recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. Gatekeepers include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.