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Free suicide prevention training in Baraga on May 15

April 19, 2024 | By Emilie Jacques

Copper Shores Outreach & Education, in conjunction with Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds, is hosting free suicide prevention training on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Ojibwa Community Library. The event is provided at no cost to the public.

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The training is called Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR). 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. These skills can empower someone to save a life.

The QPR training will teach people to be 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, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

What to expect

Simpson will be joined by Dr. Michelle Morgan from Keweenaw Support 4 Healthy Minds in leading the training. There is a maximum of 30 people for this training. Light refreshments will be served. An RSVP is required by Monday, May 13. To RSVP or learn more about the opportunity, email lsimpson@coppershores.org or call 1 (906) 482-9077.

If demand is high, additional QPR sessions can be added. Visit coppershores.org/qpr-training to learn more about the training.
Emilie Jacques

Emilie Jacques

"I graduated from Michigan Tech with a B.S. in Psychology, a minor in Communication Studies, and a minor in Media Production. I love the outdoors and DnD." You can reach Emilie at ejacques@coppershores.org