Category Archives: Suicide Prevention

QPR Suicide Prevention Training Presented in partnership with NAMI Southeast Minnesota and Spero! Learn the three simple and effective steps anyone can take to help prevent suicide. Like CPR, QPR is an emergency response that can save a life when someone is in crisis. It is the most widely taught gatekeeper training program in the… Continue Reading 3 Steps to Prevent Suicide QPR

Week 4: Advocate for change: Your voice matters. Key messages and actions Talking about mental health and suicide on a community-level can help raise awareness and support of suicide prevention efforts and encourage those who need extra support to connect to services. Surrounding people and families with supportive neighborhoods, businesses, faith communities, schools, services is… Continue Reading Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Advocate for Change

Week 3: Connect to protect: Relationships save lives. Key messages and actions Often our first points of contact when we are struggling are our friends, family, or colleagues. If someone you know is struggling emotionally or having a hard time, talking with them can be the difference in getting them the help they need. Talking… Continue Reading Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Connect to Protect

Week 2: Reach out: Help is within reach. Key messages and actions It is important to find the help that is right for you when your mental health feels off. Hope and healing can come from many places and in many forms to get the support that you need. Talking about the resources available across… Continue Reading Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Reach Out

Week 1: Learn the warning signs: Hope begins with awareness. Key messages and actions We all have mental health and it’s as essential to a person’s life as physical health. Mental health (https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health) includes our emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. It affects how we think, feel, and act, and shapes how we handle stress, relate… Continue Reading Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – Learn the Warning Signs