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FREE Suicide Prevention Trainings - Bemidji, MN, August 5, 2014

FREE Suicide Prevention Trainings

Bemidji, MN, August 5, 2014

The Beltrami Area Suicide Prevention Program and Leech Lake Health Division are hosting suicide prevention training sessions this September in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month. Donna Fox, Program Director with the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Minnesota will be presenting three different trainings: Question, Persuade, and Refer Training, safeTALK training and Means Restriction Training.

Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) is a one hour presentation that covers the three steps that anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR is the most widely taught gatekeeper training program in the United States.

Means Restriction Education is training that teaches how to talk to families about the importance of restricting access to lethal means of suicide when their loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis, has been diagnosed with a mental illness or has been assessed as a suicide risk. The training is appropriate for medical professionals, crisis responders, mental health providers, social workers, school social workers and other professionals who may be in the position of assessing a suicide risk.

safeTALK is a 3 hour suicide prevention gatekeeper training. This training teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide and to connect them with community resources. You will earn to move beyond common tendencies to miss, dismiss or avoid suicide, to identify people who are at risk, and to apply the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen & Keep Safe) to connect a person to suicide first aid resources. This training is appropriate for anyone wanting a more in depth training.

Schedule of Trainings:

Monday, September 15th

Question, Persuade, and Refer Training

St. Philips Church, Bemidji, MN 1:30pm-2:30pm & 6:30pm-7:30pm

Tuesday, September 16th

Question, Persuade, and Refer Training & Means Restriction Education

Cass Lake Palace Casino, Cass Lake

QPR-9am-10am, Means Restriction Education10:30am-Noon

Lunch will be provided following Means Restriction Education

Wednesday, September 17th

safeTALK

Prime West Building Conference Room, Bemidji, MN

9:30am-12:30pm

Limit 30 participants

The trainings are being offered free to participants. Anyone interested in participating in one or more of the trainings, please reply to:

Stephanie Downey, Suicide Prevention Coordinator with Evergreen Youth & Family Services

218-308-8002, sdowney@evergreenyfs.org or

Karen Anoka, Behavioral Health Case Manager with Leech Lake Health Division 218-335-7211, Karen.Anoka@llojibwe.org

 

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