Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Training: Youth
Description
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons. It stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps 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.
Youth suicide is a serious concern, as it is the second leading cause of death among young people ages 10-26. In fact, 11% of individuals in this age group seriously consider suicide, and over 3,703 high school students attempt suicide every day. Therefore, suicide prevention efforts for example, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training, focus on recognizing warning signs. Additionally, they emphasize having critical conversations and ultimately guiding individuals to the help they need.
This workshop is presented by Abigail Brackenridge and Charvonne Long, MPH.
Charvonne is the Research & Evaluation Program Manager at Illume. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Social Work at Saint Louis University.
As manager of research and evaluation, Charvonne oversees research and evaluation staff, and leads and supports collaborative research and evaluation efforts within Illume and at Places for People. She guides research efforts to improve social work practices, identify service gaps, workforce needs, and quality of care for persons with behavioral health conditions. She has managed and supported various evaluation activities for local, state, and federal grants. Charvonne has supported research efforts through journal publications on topics ranging from happiness and well-being to substance use among others. She is trained in suicide prevention intervention (QPR) and Zero Suicide.
Thanks to a grant from SAMSHA, community members’ tickets will be paid for; learners may attend at no charge.
**Please note, Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence will not be offering Continuing Education Units for this training.