QPR - Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training (Virtual)

This Monthly Lunch & Learn QPR (3rd Thursday of the month at 12 pm) is FREE for Calhoun County, MI community members.

• AUGUST's training date has been moved to Thursday, 8/28 at 12 pm.
• SEPTEMBER - four additional dates added for Suicide Prevention Training Month

PLEASE NOTE: To be certified as a QPR Gatekeeper, participants must attend the full training session, and must be logged in on their own device with video enabled.

It takes a COMMUNITY to prevent suicide. Most people who die by suicide have indicated their desire to die before taking their life. However, most of us do not know what to say or do in those times.

Because of this, the warning signs, subtle hints, and even overt cries for help often go unacknowledged and are met with silence, but WE CAN CHANGE THIS.

QPR (QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER) teaches lifesaving skills, and it is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world. Just as CPR prepares you for stepping in to assist with a cardiac emergency, QPR teaches the skills and knowledge to intervene to prevent suicide.

Gatekeepers can include anyone positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, co-workers, teachers, clergy, coaches, caseworkers, healthcare providers, emergency responders, and YOU).

KEY COMPONENTS COVERED IN TRAINING:

• Learn the myths and facts about suicide
• Recognize the warning signs of suicide
• Know how to ask THE question
• Know how to offer hope
• Know how to get help and save a life

Sign up for a QPR class today; spread the word to your friends, family, and neighbors; and once you've taken QPR, share your knowledge with others, help plant the seeds of hope, and when you notice warning signs that someone might be thinking of suicide, use your skills to TAKE ACTION.

The SPCCC can also bring QPR to your workplace, organization, or community group for FREE, please contact Scott at steichmer@summitpointe.org for more info.