Question, Persuade, and Refer: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training (Repeat with no changes)
Course | Registration opens 5/19/2025 8:00 AM EDT
Question, Persuade, and Refer is three steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are trained in CPR to help save 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. Suicide does not discriminate so everyone needs to be educated in the warning signs and to take it seriously. Certificates will be given at the end of the workshop.
Cindy Richard
Cindy Richard is founder and director of Suicide Prevention of York. She holds a bachelor of arts in social work from Abilene Christian University and a master’s degree in community counseling. In addition, she is certified as an online counselor, suicide intervention specialist, group, individual, and peer support crisis interventionist; a QPR Gatekeeper instructor; and hope squad advisor master trainer. She is currently teaching an online class that she designed for McDaniel College to provide training for Maryland school counselors as part of their certification requirements. She facilitates two suicide survivor support groups.