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QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Blue background with text: "Question. Persuade. Refer." Smaller text: "Ask a question. Save a life from suicide."

This program dispels common misconceptions about suicide, helps students recognize the warning signs of suicide, and empowers students to save lives using the nationally-recognized QPR method of suicide prevention. It also allows students to examine the issue of suicide from both a social and multicultural perspective while considering their own role in preventing suicide.

This event is INT 100 & 201 Approved!

No registration required.

Did you know?

In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 11 minutes and suicide remains the 2nd leading cause of death among college students.

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Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Time: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Become a nationally recognized QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper with the GVSU University Counseling Center!

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Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: All Day

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QPR: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training

Date: Monday, October 12, 2026
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Become a nationally recognized QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper with the GVSU University Counseling Center!

Unnatural Causes

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography, and gender in its examination of well-being and longev

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Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Become a nationally recognized QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper with the GVSU University Counseling Center!

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Page last modified June 4, 2026