QPR Suicide Prevention with the Family Support Center

235 South Court Street,Prattville AL 36067

22 May, 2023

Description

The Family Support Center would like to invite you to learn more about suicide prevention with our QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps 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. How is QPR like CPR? Much of the world is familiar with CPR — short for cardiopulmonary resuscitation — an emergency medical intervention created in 1957 by Peter Safar. The process is designed to stabilize people who aren’t breathing or breathing intermittently and who may be in cardiac arrest until the person can reach a hospital or other care. Similarly, QPR is an an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons created in 1995 by Paul Quinnett. An abbreviation for Question, Persuade and Refer, the intent is also to identify and interrupt the crisis and direct that person to the proper care. Both are part of a "Chain of Survival" Both CPR and QPR are part of systems designed to increase the chance of survival in the event of a crisis. QPR-training you will learn to: Recognize the warning signs of suicideKnow how to offer hopeKnow how to get help and save a life QPR can be tailored to a specific industry or demographic upon request. Please contact us at the Family Support Center (334) 361-4703 Executive Director, Merrill Carroll [email protected] QPR Instructor, Precious Cramer [email protected]