Instructor- Isaac Sandidge

Date: October 27, 2025

Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Cost: Members $6; Non-Members $8; EIU Student: $5

“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 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.

Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize someone at risk for suicide

2. Demonstrate increased knowledge of intervention skills

3. Describe knowledge of referral resources and how to refer someone to help”