Suicide Prevention Training

Question, Persuade, Refer 

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide and become a gatekeeper. According to the Surgeon General’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), 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, but 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.

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

Please RSVP by emailing denubilam@worcesterma.gov or calling 508-799-8548