For Immediate Release

09/06/2023   

General Health Information

Phone: 704-216-8859
Website: www.rowancountync.gov/health
Email: amy.smith@rowancountync.gov

QPR Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention Training to be Held Next Wednesday

Rowan County Public Health and Cabarrus Health Alliance, along with Mental Health America of Central Carolinas, and The S.T.U.D.I.O. (The Simple Things You Do Inspires Others) are excited to announce that we will be hosting a QPR training on Wednesday, September 13^th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Kannapolis Train Station (201 South Main Street., Kannapolis, NC 28081). This training is FREE. 

QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer, is a simple, 3 step program that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver that help saves thousands of lives each year, people who are trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.

Due to the nature of this training, this training is limited to 30 individuals. Anyone that is interested in attending may register here or go to www.tinurl.com/QPRSept13. For more information, please contact LaDonte' Lee at  llee@mhaofcc.org or Tecola Patterson at 20thestudio17@gmail.com.

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Contact:

Amy Smith

(704) 216-8859

amy.smith@rowancountync.gov

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