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QPR Training March 22, 2024
March 22 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
QPR Training
March 22, 2024
4:00 to 6:00 pm
Geneva Public Library (ACDL), 860 Sherman Street, Geneva 44041
Instructed by: Loretta Buell and Bridget Sherman
Participant limit: 35
QPR Course Description
QPR is an evidence-based gatekeeper training to help prevent suicide. QPR stands for “Question, Persuade, and Refer”.
Participants learn to recognize warning signs of suicide, offer hope to a person who might be experiencing a suicidal crisis, and how to get help and save a life.
QPR Learning Objectives
Participants who complete the course should be able to:
- Recognize someone at risk for suicide
- Demonstrate increased knowledge of intervention skills
- Describe knowledge of referral resources and how to refer someone to help
- Understand common myths and misconceptions about suicide
- Understand suicide as a national and local public health problem
Please contact the Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board with any questions. (440) 992-3121.