Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR)

Schedule

Wed Oct 06 2021 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

Location

New Lenox Village Hall | New Lenox, IL

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This 1 ½ hour class increases public awareness of suicide and improves one’s ability to identify and refer those at risk for suicide.
About this Event

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)

FREE 90-Minute Class Can Save a Life


The New Lenox Safe Communities America Coalition, in partnership with Sertoma Centre, Inc., is offering a QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) class on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm, at the New Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, IL 60451. The class is FREE and is recommended for anyone high school age or above.


QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer and is the CPR of mental health. This 1 ½ hour class increases public awareness of suicide and improves one’s ability to identify and refer those at risk for suicide. Participants learn about the impact of suicide in America, common myths and facts surrounding suicide, warning signs, risk factors and protective factors. Participants are equipped to intervene early by learning how to question, persuade and refer persons who are at risk for suicide. Participants are identified as Gate Keepers upon completion of the training.

Please contact Daniel Martin, Safe Community Coordinator, at (815) 462-6493 or via email at [email protected] for additional questions.

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Where is it happening?

New Lenox Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, New Lenox, United States

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