We welcome Chelcee Hill, with ATLAS Team, to teach us how to recognize the warning signs of suicide & what we can do to help save a life. 

QPR: Question. Persuade. Refer

The three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. 

As a QPR trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:

-Recognize warning signs of suicide

-Know how to offer hope

-Know how to get help to save a life

QPR is not a mental health treatment. QPR is intended to be able to identify an individual who may be having thoughts of suicide and provide them with the appropriate resources. 

QPR is for any adult who is interested in learning more about suicide prevention. 

Often time our society does not want to talk about suicide. Our society cannot go on ignoring the problem. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth age 15-24. Suicide is also often times the most preventable.

Foster youth are also at higher risk of suicide than their peers who are not in foster care. We want foster parents to have the knowledge and resources for when they may encounter a youth struggling with thoughts of suicide. 

If you or your someone you know is having thoughts of suicide please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

If you have kids, please arrive 15 minutes before training to allow time to get your kids settled. Classes will start promptly at 9:00am.

*Certificates will be handed out at end of class.