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Bernards Township Health Department ~Suicide Prevention Trainings

Release Date: September 13, 2024

The Bernards Township Health Department is sponsoring two upcoming QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Trainings this fall in partnership with EmPoWER Somerset. The goal of QPR is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. In three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Key components covered include 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, and how to get help for someone in crisis. This training is free to anyone over the age of 18 who is interested in learning suicide prevention techniques. Both trainings are the same, just in different formats on different days.

Thursday, October 17th – 10 am – 12 pm - In-person at the Bernards Township Library (32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) – View the flyer and register here


Wednesday, November 13th - 6:30 – 8:30 pm via Zoom - View the flyer and register here