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QPR SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING
Learn to Recognize the Signs.
Know How to Respond.
QPR — Question, Persuade, Refer — is a practical, evidence-informed suicide prevention training that teaches everyday people how to recognize warning signs, start a conversation, and connect someone who may be struggling with appropriate support.
You don’t have to be a mental health professional to make a difference. You just need to know how to respond.
UNDERSTANDING QPR
Three Simple Steps that can save a Life
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer—
three practical steps anyone can learn to help recognize and respond to someone
who may be experiencing a suicidal crisis.
01 — QUESTION
Learn how to recognize warning signs and ask directly and compassionately about suicide.
02 — PERSUADE
Learn how to listen without judgment, offer hope, and encourage someone to accept help.
03 — REFER
Learn how to connect someone with appropriate professional, community, or crisis support.
Just as CPR prepares people to respond to a medical emergency,
QPR prepares people to respond when someone may be experiencing a suicidal crisis.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Practical Skills for Real-Life Moments
QPR training gives participants practical tools to recognize when
someone may be struggling and the confidence to take the next step.
RECOGNIZE
Identify common warning signs and understand when changes in words, behavior, or circumstances may signal concern.
ASK
Learn how to ask directly and compassionately about suicide without avoiding the conversation.
LISTEN
Build confidence in listening without judgment and responding with empathy, calm, and care.
CONNECT
Learn how to help connect someone with appropriate professional, community, and crisis resources.
You may not be able to solve someone’s crisis—but you can notice, ask, listen, and help connect them to support.
WHO IS QPR FOR?
Suicide Prevention is Everyone's Business
You don’t need to be a counselor or mental health professional to learn how to recognize
when someone may be struggling. QPR is designed for everyday people who want to be better prepared to help.
WORKPLACES & ORGANIZATIONS
Equip employees, managers, and leaders with practical skills to recognize warning signs and respond when a colleague may be struggling.
SCHOOLS & EDUCATORS
Prepare teachers, staff, coaches, and other trusted adults to recognize concerns and connect students with appropriate support.
FAITH & COMMUNITY GROUPS
Empower people who are often on the front lines of connection to respond with greater confidence, compassion, and preparedness.
EVERYDAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Parents, caregivers, friends, neighbors, and anyone who wants to be better prepared to recognize when someone may need help.
Anyone can be the person who notices. Anyone can learn how to respond.
Please Note
“QPR is an educational gatekeeper training and does not qualify participants to provide mental health treatment or crisis services.”
BRING QPR TO YOUR COMMUNITY
Equip Your People to Recognize, Respond and Refer
Bring practical suicide prevention education to your workplace, school, faith community, organization, or community group.
Our instructor-led QPR Gatekeeper Training provides participants with practical skills they can use to recognize warning signs, ask important questions, listen with compassion, and help connect someone to appropriate support.
Whether you are training a team, strengthening your organization’s wellness efforts, or building a more prepared community, we can work with you to coordinate a training that meets your needs.
* Practical & Accessible — Skills designed for everyday people.
* Instructor-Led — An engaging, guided learning experience.
* Community-Focused — Helping create a stronger network of prepared people.
BE PREPARED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Right Conversation Can Be
a First Step Toward Help
You never know when someone in your workplace, family, school, faith community, or circle of friends may be struggling.
QPR training can help you feel better prepared to recognize warning signs, start a conversation, and connect someone with appropriate support.
You don’t have to have all the answers. You can be prepared to take the first step.
The Tatissa Zunguze Foundation
Building Communities of hope, connection, and support through suicide prevention, postvention, education partnership, and community outreach
P.O.Box 104, Largo, FL 33779
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