Community stakeholders will be certified and trained as QPR (Question. Persuade. Refer) gatekeepers. The 90-minute QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention program teaches people how to recognize suicide-warning signs, ask about suicide, and persuade people to accept professional help. As a universal intervention for troubled youth and others, QPR has been taught to more than two million people worldwide. Below are the free QPR (Gatekeepers) Suicide Prevention Training details.
Target Audience: Middle and High School Students and Adults working in those settings.
Where: Beatrice Public Library, 100 N. 16th Street, Beatrice
Why: To help prevent suicide
Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
This event is sponsored by: Beatrice Public Library, Public health Solutions District Health Department, and Region V Systems.
Funding supported by: SAMSHA Grant # 1U79SMO61741-01, NE DHHS/Division of Behavioral Health, and Region V Systems
