Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) FREE 90-Minute Class Can Save a Life
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) FREE 90-Minute Class Can Save a Life
Date:
September 7, 2023
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
Event Description:
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
FREE 90-Minute Class Can Save a Life
The New Lenox Safe Community Coalition, in partnership with Sertoma Centre, Inc., is offering a QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) class on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, in the Community Room at the New Lenox Village Hall. The class is FREE and is recommended for anyone high school age or above.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and is the CPR of mental health. This 1 ½ hour class increases public awareness of suicide and improves one’s ability to identify and refer those at risk for suicide. Participants learn about the impact of suicide in America, common myths and facts surrounding suicide, warning signs, risk factors and protective factors. Participants are equipped to intervene early by learning how to question, persuade and refer persons who are at risk for suicide. Participants are identified as Gate Keepers upon completion of the training.
Registration is being handled by Eventbrite via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/question-persuade-refer-qpr-for-suicide-awareness-and-prevention-tickets-699067217867?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please contact Daniel Martin, Safe Community Coordinator, at (815) 462-6493 or via email at dmartin@newlenox.net for additional questions.
FREE 90-Minute Class Can Save a Life
The New Lenox Safe Community Coalition, in partnership with Sertoma Centre, Inc., is offering a QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) class on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, in the Community Room at the New Lenox Village Hall. The class is FREE and is recommended for anyone high school age or above.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and is the CPR of mental health. This 1 ½ hour class increases public awareness of suicide and improves one’s ability to identify and refer those at risk for suicide. Participants learn about the impact of suicide in America, common myths and facts surrounding suicide, warning signs, risk factors and protective factors. Participants are equipped to intervene early by learning how to question, persuade and refer persons who are at risk for suicide. Participants are identified as Gate Keepers upon completion of the training.
Registration is being handled by Eventbrite via this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/question-persuade-refer-qpr-for-suicide-awareness-and-prevention-tickets-699067217867?aff=oddtdtcreator
Please contact Daniel Martin, Safe Community Coordinator, at (815) 462-6493 or via email at dmartin@newlenox.net for additional questions.
