Suicide Prevention

Act 71 – Youth Suicide Prevention for Educators

More Than Sad Suicide Prevention Training for School Personnel

During this session, participants will be trained in The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's program called More Than Sad for school professionals. More Than Sad teaches educators to

recognize signs of mental health distress in students, identify suicide risk factors and warning signs, and refer a student for mental health support.

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Be A Link!

Yellow Ribbon’s Be A Link!® is an adult gatekeeper training program that provides participants with knowledge to help them identify youth at risk for suicide and refer them to appropriate help resources. It teaches simple, effective tools of help between those in need and help resources. It emphasizes the important role parents, school personnel and other trusted adults can play in helping at-risk young people.

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Question Persuade Refer Training

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. These are the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Training in QPR includes learning how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

*The cost for QPR training participant manual is $3.50 per participant.