Kansas Suicide Prevention Resources
We offer the following trainings:
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
QPR is a 1-hour gatekeeper training that covers:
- How to get help for someone in crisis
- How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
- How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
- The common causes of suicidal behavior
- The warning signs of suicide
Youth Mental Health First Aid
This training is approximately 8 hours.
This training is for those individuals who work with youth/teens on a regular basis and would like to learn how to help support these individuals through a variety of early intervention, worsening situations, and crisis scenarios. MHFA does not cover how to diagnose or treat a mental health or substance use challenge.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
This training is approximately 8 hours.
This training is for those individuals who work with fellow aged adults at work on a regular basis and would like to learn how to help support these individuals through a variety of early intervention, worsening situations, and crisis. MHFA does not cover how to diagnose or treat a mental health or substance use challenge.
Screening for Suicide Risk Using C-SSRS
This training is approximately 1 hour.
During this training, participants will explore the importance of screening to identify individuals at risk for suicide, learning how to utilize the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to detect the presence of suicide risk and inform next steps for safety, and deepen their understanding of general recommendations for appropriate intervention based on risk level identified by the C-SSRS.
Suicide Intervention & Safety Planning
This training is approximately 1 hour.
This training that helps participants recognize suicide warning signs, engage in compassionate and direct conversations, and collaboratively develop safety plans to support individuals in crisis. The training helps participants respond effectively when someone discloses suicidal thoughts and be a connector to ongoing help and resources.
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
This training is approximately 3-4 hours.
CALM is a training mental health professionals, healthcare providers, social service workers, and others who support individuals at risk of suicide. This training focuses on strategies to limit access to the means people may use to kill themselves, aiming to reduce the risk of suicide.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)
This training is approximately 1-2 hours.
This training teaches why means matter and equips individuals with tools to intervene effectively with those at risk for suicide both upstream–before a crisis hits–as well as in times of crisis.
Postvention: A Community Response After a Sudden Death or Suicide
Postvention is a 4-hour community training that DCCCA has been trained by NAMI New Hampshire to provide.
The aftermath of a suicide can deeply affect a community, rippling through families, friends, coworkers, schools, and faith communities. Connect Postvention Training equips service providers with the skills and knowledge needed to respond effectively to a suicide or sudden death, helping to support healing while reducing future risk of additional deaths by suicide. Postvention is not just a response, but an essential part of suicide prevention. Given that knowing someone who has died by suicide is a significant risk factor, postvention plays a critical role in reducing suicide rates and promoting long-term wellness.
Garrett Lee Smith Training Opportunities
DCCCA has received funding from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services through the Kansas Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) State/Tribal Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program to provide evidence-based trainings to reduce suicide deaths, behaviors, and ideation in youth and young adults aged 10-24 in two regions of Kansas: Wyandotte County and Southeast Kansas. The counties listed below are eligible to receive the specified training at no cost.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) – Allen, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte
Sources of Strength – Elk, Greenwood, Montgomery, Neosho
Youth Mental Health First Aid – Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) – Allen, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Neosho, Wyandotte
Postvention Support – Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wyandotte
Register or Request Training
Register for upcoming general audience trainings or use the form below to request a training for your agency or organizations.