Suicide is prevented through mental health education.
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QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Training for suicide prevention is a 1-2 hours program designed to teach individuals the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. You will learn how to question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, persuade the person to seek or accept help, and refer the person to appropriate resources.
This FREE online course is geared towards reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, which can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This course is about how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.
safeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives. Through their words and actions, they invite help to stay alive. safeTALK-trained helpers can recognize these invitations and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources, such as caregivers trained in ASIST.
Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid (for adults who work with young people) is an 8 hour course which trains you to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. You will learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
Adult MHFA
Youth MHFA
Teen MHFA (pilot program)
Public Safety MHFA
First Responder/EMT MHFA
Higher Education MHFA
Veteran MHFA
Older Adults MHFA
Rural Communities MHFA
Know the Signs is a statewide suicide prevention social marketing campaign built on three key messages: Know the signs. Find the words. Reach out. This campaign is intended to educate Californians how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to find the words to have a direct conversation with someone in crisis and where to find professional help and resources.
HOPE Squads are the eyes and ears of your school. They are comprised of students who are trained to watch for at-risk students–provide friendship, identify warning signs, and seek help from adults. School advisors train students who have been identified by their classmates as trustworthy peers to serve as HOPE Squad members. Through evidence-based training modules & QPR training, HOPE Squad members are empowered to seek help and save a life. HOPE Squad members are NOT taught to act as counselors, but rather, are educated on how to recognize signs of suicide contemplation and other common issues for youth, and how to properly report this to an adult and support their peer.
An interactive, customizable presentation that takes a trauma informed group, to a trauma skilled crew - empowered to take action in their home or community. The training topics includes brain development, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs,) regionally specific issues, protective factors, and tactics to integrate the approach into your organization/community/family. Trainings are customized to fit the need and interest of the group which include high-participation activities.