Suicide Prevention
Course Summary:
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps 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 saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. During this training, participants will learn how to recognize suicide warning signs, intervene with QPR, and how to offer emotional support while making an expert referral.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:
- Describe the common myths and facts surrounding suicide
- Identify unique verbal, behavioral, and situational suicide warning signs
- Offer science-based emotional support to someone in crisis.
- Recognize at least three suicide warning signs
- Recognize at least three risk factors for suicide
- Recognize at least three protective factors against suicide
- Demonstrate increased knowledge, skills, self-efficacy and intent to act to intervene with someone at risk of suicide
- Describe evidence-based treatments for suicide
- Know how to engage and assist a suicidal colleague or co-worker
- Describe how to locate referral resources and how to access them
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based training that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges. Mental Health First Aiders are trained to be a nonjudgmental listening ear. Through reassurance, support and resources, Mental Health First Aiders talk with people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges and help shine a light on a path forward.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) is a powerful addition to existing strategies to reduce the risk of suicide death in at-risk people while respecting their rights and autonomy.
Worried about a loved one? Work in a job that brings you into contact with individuals who might be at risk of suicide but feel unequipped to intervene? Learn how you can help keep them safe – no clinical background required.
For community groups | suicide prevention coalitions| shooting clubs | parent groups | general public
To request a CALM training through DCCCA Oklahoma please contact: okprev@dccca.org.