SUICIDE PREVENTION/MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAININGS OFFERED
Suicide Prevention Training ARS 15-120
QPR
QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is a 1-2 hour educational program designed to teach lay and professional "gatekeepers" the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. The process follows three steps: (1) Question the individual's desire or intent regarding suicide, (2) Persuade the person to seek and accept help, and (3) Refer the person to appropriate resources. Trainees receive a QPR booklet and wallet card as a review and resource tool that includes local referral resources.
safeTALK
safeTALK teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources trained in suicide intervention. The ‘TALK’ letters stand for the practice actions that one does to help those with thoughts of suicide: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe. The safeTALK learning process is highly structured, providing graduated exposure to practice actions. The program is designed to help participants monitor the effect of false societal beliefs that can cause otherwise caring and helpful people to miss, dismiss, or avoid suicide alerts and to practice the TALK step actions to move past these barriers.
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack — even if you have no clinical training — Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses. Read more about YMHFA and its use in the school setting.
TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENTS
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QPR Train the Trainers
*ADE will cover your registration fee if you agree to train for your district.
The training teaches you:
- To understand the nature, range and importance of suicidal communications and their importance in preventing suicide.
- To review and understand the groups at greatest risk of suicide and why QPR can work for them.
- To train participants to teach QPR, for Suicide Prevention.
- To gain a historical perspective about suicide prevention and how QPR fits into national efforts.
- To acquire specific knowledge about how audiences may respond to the QPR message and how to react in a helpful manner.
- To learn how to effectively promote suicide prevention in their own communities.
- To gain the competence and confidence to teach others how to save lives and help prevent suicidal behaviors.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Train the Trainers
Summer 2020 | Flagstaff, AZ (Currently being planned)
Summer 2020 | Tucson, AZ (Currently being planned)
