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.
Wyoming Department of Health funds online courses for Wyomingites to learn the basics of QPR; the Gatekeeper course can be completed in around one hour for free with the code “WYO” and longer specialized courses provide an in-depth understand for specific settings and careers. QPR courses can also be offered in person. Contact autumn.monfre1@wyo.gov with any questions.
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Available Advanced QPR Courses |
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QPR Pro Gatekeeper Training (Free / Usually $99) |
SOW1242196176 | This skills-based training program is designed to teach individuals how to recognize people in crisis, identify suicide warning signs, and apply the mental health equivalent of CPR to someone who may be at risk of suicide (4 hours) |
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QPR Gatekeeper Recertification Training (Free / Usually $) |
SOW1242098401 | This skills-based training program teaches how to recognize people in crisis, identify suicide warning signs, and apply the mental health equivalent of CPR to someone who may be at risk of suicide (1 hour) |
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QPR 2.0 | Suicide Risk Assessment and Management Training Pro (Free / Usually $249) |
SOW1130208602 | This registered best practice training program teaches the core competencies required of professionals responsible for the care and safety of consumers detected to be at elevated risk for suicidal behaviors (14+ hours) |
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QPR For Primary Care Providers (Free / Usually $149) |
SOW1242587276 | This course teaches basic QPR as well as its application as a verbal screening tool that can be used in general medicine, either inpatient or outpatient. A skills-based training, it includes foundational information about suicide as a public health problem, an orientation to the link between mental illness and suicide, and evidence-based treatments for patients at risk of suicidal behaviors. (4 hours) |
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QPR For Pharmacists (Free / Usually $99) |
SOW1679946584 | This is an expanded version of the basic 90-minute QPR training program. This course includes how to recognize and respond to suicide warning signs as they may be observed in your work setting, and how to support someone you find is positive for suicidal ideation. More, you will learn to identify and arrange an expert referral for evidence-based, suicide-specific treatment to enhance patient safety. (4 hours) |
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QPR For Athletics (Free / Usually $59) |
SOW1680028715 | We believe those working in athletics need to know as much about mental health and suicidal behaviors and how to intervene to reduce risk and enhance safety as is reasonably possible. This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills you can use to protect athletes from suicidal self-directed violence. (2 hours) |
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Counseling Suicidal People: A Therapy of Hope (Free / Usually $119) |
SOW1680067825 | This course helps human services professionals prepare to work with, counsel, and help suicidal people survive a life-threatening crisis (10-12 hours) |
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QPR Screening and Referral Training (Free / Usually $99) |
SOW1679907474 | This training program is designed to teach a verbal suicide screening protocol to anyone tasked with conducting an initial screening interview with potentially at-risk populations in any setting. Participants learn how to recognize suicide warning signs, and how to probe for suicide desire, intent and immediate risk, as well as how to make an expert referral. (3 hours) |
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Preventing Elder Suicide (Free / Usually $99) |
SOW1676336731 | This skills-based training program is designed to prepare and enable the eldercare workforce to recognize and respond effectively to emerging suicide risk in older adults. This course includes how to recognize suicide warning signs, how to intervene immediately to reduce risk, and how to employ existing best practice tools to assess and manage known suicide risk. (4 hours) |
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QPR For First Responders: LEO, EMT and Firefighters (Free / Usually $99) |
SOW1680106935 | Designed to prepare first responders to deal effectively with those in a suicide crisis- and especially their peers – this training program is designed to produce a kind of “super gatekeeper” able to do much more than recognize and refer someone in crisis. Rather, the course includes mastering specific science-based intervention skills known to cool down the temperature of a crisis, and immediately reduce the risk of a suicide attempt. (5 hours) |
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QPR For School Health Professionals, Youth Workers, Mentors, and Advocates (Free / Usually $89) |
SOW1679989605 | This program is designed to train those who work with youth essential suicide warning signs recognition skills, understand youth suicide and its demographics, as well as how to immediately reduce the risk that a youth will attempt suicide in the near term. Participants learn how to intervene with safe and effective evidence-based strategies to help avert further suicidal behavior, as well as how to make an expert referral. (4 hours) |
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QPR Pathfinder Training: Lifespan Edition (Free / Usually $ 495) |
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This version is designed for Crisis Counselors, Peer Support Specialists, and anyone working with those at risk of suicide at any age. (20+ hours) Pathfinder training is intended to build a new workforce of crisis responders who are competent and confident in their abilities to help others survive a life-threatening suicide crisis and help set them on a path to better mental health. |
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QPR Pathfinder Training: Youth Edition (Free / Usually $495) |
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This version is designed for those working with youth and young adults, ages 10 through 24, especially in suicide intervention roles. (14+ hours) Pathfinder training is intended to build a new workforce of crisis responders who are competent and confident in their abilities to help others survive a life-threatening suicide crisis and help set them on a path to better mental health. |
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QPR Pathfinder Training: Adult and Older Adult Edition (Free / Usually $495) |
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Designed for those working with adults ages 25 and up, such as Peer Support Specialists, Caregivers, Crisis Counselors, or anyone working with at-risk adults. This course includes a special focus on late-life suicide prevention. (14+ hours) The Pathfinder training is intended to build a new workforce of crisis responders who are competent and confident in their abilities to help others survive a life-threatening suicide crisis and help set them on a path to better mental health. |
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QPR Pathfinder Training: Veterans and Military (Free / Usually $495) |
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This version is designed for those working with Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF), especially in crisis response and peer support roles. Pathfinder training is intended to produce crisis responders who are competent and confident in their abilities to help others survive a life-threatening suicide crisis of and help set them on a path to better mental health. (14+ hours) Taught by veterans, this version of Pathfinder training is also suitable for Peer Support training for First Responder organizations. |