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SUNY Offering Free Ongoing Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training

Now more than ever, it is critical to provide mental health supports to our students—and you can be part of the solution.

Friends are often the first to hear about a problem. By learning what to do when a friend is in crisis, you can provide support during their most dire moments. That’s why SUNY continues to offer free QPR mental health crisis intervention training, which will teach you three simple steps for responding when someone mentions suicidal thoughts or is struggling with suicidal ideation: Question, Persuade, Refer.

Just like CPR, QPR is meant to save lives by teaching us all how to respond in those critical moments of crisis.

We know how difficult the past couple of years have been for everyone — it has been especially challenging for students. Please consider signing up for the QPR training. This training takes less than an hour, and could ultimately save a life.

  • QPR training is designed to teach participants how to recognize someone who may be in emotional distress or having suicidal thoughts, and how to appropriately engage and connect that person to resources that can help.
  • Anyone can practice QPR in any setting, and it is appropriate in all relationships.
  • QPR does not require clinical training, only a willingness to listen, care, and help!
  • Please refer to the “Free QPR Training Available” tab on the Counseling website for information on how to access the training.

Davis, Anita
Counseling Center, Disability Services & Health Services
11/15/2022