QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer, the three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help.
Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to save the life of a friend, colleague, sibling or neighbor. QPR can be learned in the Clearfield-Jefferson Suicide Prevention Team’s Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.
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 include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, supervisors, 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.
If you would like to schedule a QPR Training for your staff, group or club, please contact: Mary Brown by phone at 814-371-5100, Ext. 330, or e-mail mbrown@1istoomany.org.