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QPR
stands for Question,
Persuade, and Refer
-- 3 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. Each year
thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to
saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR
can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one or
two hours.
A
gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and
the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide.
Gatekeepers include neighbors, parents, friends, teachers, squad
leaders, foremen, doctors, police officers, ministers,
firefighters, advisors, nurses, caseworkers, office supervisors,
and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize
and refer someone at risk of suicide.
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