Suicide prevention QPR Gatekeeper training available this fall

Purdue’s Office of the Dean of Students will be offering opportunities this fall for faculty, staff and students to attend QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training sessions.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – three steps that 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.

QPR can be learned in the Gatekeeper course in as little as two hours. Instructors will present, discuss and role-play scenarios until participants feel comfortable with the material. QPR-trained Gatekeepers learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to offer hope and how to get help and save a life. At the completion of the training, participants will receive a certificate.

The schedule for Purdue QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training sessions for Fall 2019 is as follows:

Sep. 10 (T) – 2-4 p.m. Beering Hall, Room B222.
Sep. 12 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3090.
Sep. 24 (T) – 2-4 p.m. Beering Hall, Room B222.
Sep. 26 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3090.

Oct. 8 (T) – 2-4 p.m. Beering Hall, Room B222.
Oct. 10 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Physics Building, Room 110.
Oct. 22 (T) – 2-4 p.m. Beering Hall, Room B222.
Oct. 24 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3090.

Nov. 5 (T) – 2-4 p.m. University Hall, Room 317.
Nov. 7 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3090.
Nov. 19 (T) – 2-4 p.m. University Hall, Room 317.

Dec. 3 (T) – 2-4 p.m. University Hall, Room 317.
Dec. 5 (Th) – 9-11 a.m. Physics Building, Room 110.

Registration for the sessions is available online. To learn more about the nationally recognized suicide prevention gatekeeper training program, visit www.qprinstitute.com.

For more information about QPR, contact Jared Morris at 765-494-1747 or morri266@purdue.edu.