Suicide Prevention

(Community Matters 77) Like CPR, QPR Can Save Lives, Too

March 29, 2024 by Richard Piet

Question, Persuade, Refer. That’s what QPR stands for and it’s “an emergency response to someone in crisis,” says the QPR Institute. In a training as short as a lunch-and-learn, community members can become “gatekeepers” able to respond to a person in crisis who may be exhibiting signs of suicide. Like CPR, QPR can save a life. …

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(Summit Pointe Ep 5) Target: Zero Deaths By Suicide (You Can Help)

August 27, 2021 by Richard Piet

Episode 5 in the Summit Pointe Series is devoted to highlighting the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County. Working closely with Summit Pointe, suicide prevention experts are working to educate the community on how they can help prevent the incidence of suicide in their community. You might also be surprised to hear, lacking community training, how most of us …

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