Suicide Prevention Training Offered

Free suicide prevention training will be held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 from 11am – 1pm at the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions 3204 College Street, Grand Island. Seating is limited, to register for this free training please email [email protected] or call 308-385-5520.  Light lunch available or bring your own.  

QPR is an evidence-based training which provides 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. The mission of QPR is to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. QPR will train people to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help.

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 can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

This training is brought to you by the Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism and Addictions, Region 3 Behavioral Health Services, and the Heartland United Way.