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Suicide prevention training
Encourages the community to take an active role in creating a healthy and safe campus for everyone | |
Increases awareness of warning signs of suicide | |
Reduces stigma about mental health | |
Empowers people to get help for someone in crisis |
Washington University offers an free evidence-based trainings: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) for faculty, staff, and students. QPR is offered as online training and is also available as an in-person training for groups.
If you prefer, you may request an in-person QPR training for your group.
Access and complete the online trainings
QPR Online Gatekeeper training for faculty, staff and students
Key components covered in the training
How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal | |
How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide | |
The common causes of suicidal behavior | |
The warning signs of suicide | |
How to get help for someone in crisis |
Instructions for QPR Online training (45 minutes)
- Navigate to the QPR Institute
- Enter the code (Students use “WUSTL” and Staff/Faculty use “WUSTL-STAFF”)
- Select Create Account
- Complete and submit registration form
- QPR will display and email the newly created Username and Password.
- Log in to begin training at The QPR Institute’s Gatekeeper Training
Mental Health resources for students
Mental Health resources for faculty and staff
Mental Health-Human Resources | |
988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 anytime, anywhere | |
Resources for working with students in distress: The Red Folder Project |