(CHCC) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation-Community Guidance Center on Jan. 12, 2022 certified 19 employees of its Crisis Counseling Program, Behavioral Health Response Program, and CNMI Suicide Prevention Program in Question, Persuade, and Refer or QPR.
Since 2018, the CGC QPR trainers have certified 1,533 individuals in the CNMI (1,302 from Saipan, 104 from Tinian, and 127 from Rota).
QPR is an evidence-based suicide intervention training program that teaches participants how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.
For more information on QPR, visit https://qprinstitute.com/.
For more information and to request for the CGC’s QPR training, visit https://chcc.gov.mp/communitysupporttraining.php, or contact the CGC Suicide Prevention Program at (670) 323-6560.
CHCC CGC Crisis Counseling Program and Behavioral Health Response Program staff members pose with QPR trainer Fred Fatialofa, back row, center, after completing a 90-minute Question, Persuade, and Refer training session.
