Suicide prevention QPR Gatekeeper Training available

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

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- three simple 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. Time is allowed for questions and discussion. At the completion of the training, participants will obtain a certificate.

The Purdue QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training sessions for Spring 2019: 

Feb. 12 (T) – 9-11 a.m. Stewart Center, Room 320.
Feb. 14 (Th) – 1-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3127. 
Feb. 20 (W) – 1-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3127. 

March 5 (T) – 9-11 a.m. Stewart Center, Room 320.
March 14 (Th) – 1-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3138. 
March 20 (W) –  9-11 a.m. Hampton Hall, Room 2108.
March 26 (T) – 1-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3127.

April 3 (W) – 9-11 a.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3090.
April 16 (T) – 1-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3127.
April 25 (Th) – 12:30-3 p.m. Wilmeth Active Learning Center, Room 3127.

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 Julie Cox at 765-494-1747 or jtalz@purdue.edu.