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QPR Question, Persuade and Refer: A Suicide Prevention Training

In these times of uncertainty, it is even more important to be aware of those around us and how their mental wellness is affected. Through learning about the signs that someone may be considering taking their own life it may be possible to prevent suicide.

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. Ask a question. Save a life.

About the Speaker

  • Debbie Fredricks

    WSU Extension Skagit County

    Debbie began her Extension career in 1996 in the Food $ense Program, retiring in 2017. After training as a Suicide Prevention Educator with another organization she was excited to have the opportunity to join the WSU Farm Stress team. Helping people live better lives has been the focus of her career and she brings that passion to helping people in agriculture, forestry and fishing through the Farm Stress program.

    Debbie is based out of the Cowlitz County Extension office in Kelso and covers the following counties: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Thurston, and Wahkiakum.