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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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