QPR Gatekeeper Training

Now more than ever, suicide prevention awareness and training is needed in our communities. QPR Gatekeeper Training is a 1 hour training meant to guide participants on how to recognize an individual who may be in a suicide crisis and how to guide them to proper treatment/services.

What is QPR?

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer —three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. The mission of QPR is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. QPR will train people to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone for help.

We believe that quality education empowers all people or all backgrounds to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.

WHAT’S A QPR GATEKEEPER?

A gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. Gatekeepers can be anyone, including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, police officers, caseworkers, firefighters, and others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you’ll walk away from this training and be able to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide

• Know how to offer hope

• Know how to get help and save a life

Content Warning: Discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation & potential means. Also includes interactive discussion portion regarding a fictional scenario describing an individual exhibiting warning signs of suicidality.