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SUMMARY:Suicide Prevention Training: Question, Persuade and Refer
UID:128079
DTSTAMP:20260419T030300Z
DTSTART:20250221T160000Z
DTEND:20250221T180000Z
LOCATION:New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840, United
  States
ROOM: McLaughlin Meeting Room
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Health Department of New Canaan, we pr
 esent a suicide prevention QPR class. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, 
 and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can use to help prevent suicide.Ju
 st as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands 
 of lives, those trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of
  a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help
 . Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" t
 o saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.This traini
 ng will certify you as a QPR gatekeeper.What is a gatekeeper?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, n
 urses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, adviso
 rs, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically posit
 ioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.As a QPR-trained G
 atekeeper you will learn to:Recognize the warning signs of suicideKnow how
  to offer hopeKnow how to get help and save a life
URL:https://www.newcanaanlibrary.org/event/suicide-prevention-training-que
 stion-persuade-and-refer-128079
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