QPR

03/26/2025

We're excited to be participating in the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) annual conference next week! If you are planning on attending the conference, be sure to stop by our exhibit booth and say hello. QPR's National Training Director, Shayna Klassen, will be conducting a QPR Instructor Certification Training to teach individuals and organizations to help empower their communities to effectively intervene on behalf of suicidal and in-crisis people.

To connect with us on social media, follow and tag QPR in your posts!

We look forward to seeing you there!

02/06/2025

The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and The QPR Institute are proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Paul G. Quinnett Lived Experience Writing Competition:

• 1st Place: Alec Williams – "The Ghost I Became"
• 2nd Place: Caitlin Ruzycky – "Unbroken: Rising from Trauma and Finding Purpose"
• 3rd Place: Bethany Lemons – "Sunrises and Sunflowers"

These compelling narratives of survival and hope will be honored at AAS25, our 58th Annual Conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on April 2, 2025. We commend Alec, Caitlin, and Bethany for sharing their experiences to inspire others.

For more information about the competition and to read the winning essays, please visit: https://bit.ly/4grby9M

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10/28/2024

Hello QPR Family,

QPR had a wonderful time exhibiting and speaking at CrisisCon 2024!

The QPR Institute's National Training Director, Klassen, and AAS's Senior Director of Programs, Samantha Nadler, filled their session, speaking about their lived experience and resiliency with the and exploring the intersectionality with su***de.

We had the exciting opportunity to reconnect with some existing QPR Instructors from across the nation. Their efforts in su***de prevention are empowering and inspiring. We also got to meet with so many potential new QPR Gatekeepers, and we cannot wait to see you all apply QPR to the incredible work that you are doing. Can't wait to see you at the next conference! Hunter Ludwig

10/25/2024

Hello QPR Family!

Shayna Klassen, QPR's National Training Director, and Clarie Miller, QPR Master Trainer, are providing QPR Instructor Certification Training at the Head-to-Toe conference this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

If you are interested in becoming a QPR Instructor, please register through the Head-to-Toe website at https://www.nmstudenthealth.org/head-to-toe-conference/

We look forward to seeing you there!

10/03/2024

Join us at Crisis Con 2025 as QPR's National Training Director, Shayna Klassen, will be presenting her lived experience and resiliency with the and exploring the intersection with suicidality. We are honored to be presenting with AAS's Senior Director of Programs, Samantha Nadler Schultz

10/03/2024

QPR is excited to be attending Crisis Con 2025! If you are planning on attending the conference, be sure to come by and say hello and visit the QPR exhibit booth.

09/25/2024

In collaboration with AGC New Mexico, QPR is hosting two Gatekeeper trainings on September 27th and October 2nd! These trainings will be focused on decreasing su***de in the construction industry; however, anyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

These QPR Gatekeeper trainings are free to participants, but spots are limited.

If you are interested in attending this free QPR Gatekeeper training in Albuquerque, New Mexico, please reach out to Symone Trujillo at strujillo@agc-nm.org or (505) 842-1462.

Come enjoy some free food and learn how to ask a question and save a life from su***de.

09/12/2024

Hello QPR Family,

Shayna Klassen, our National Training Director, had the honor of being a keynote speaker at the New Mexico Mental Health and Su***de Prevention Summit with AGC New Mexico this week! We are grateful to Maxeon Solar Technologies, Meta, Intel, and Sandia National Labs for their dedication to abolishing su***de within the construction industry.

Shayna discussed the challenges and processes of developing your own mental health toolbox and focused on breaking the barriers to accessing mental health care.

Add QPR to your mental health toolbox today! Visit the QPR website, https://qprinstitute.com/, for more information.

09/10/2024

Visit the QPR website, https://qprinstitute.com/, to get trained as a QPR Gatekeeper for su***de prevention.

We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.

We can all save lives. Become a QPR Gatekeeper Today!

05/15/2024

Hello QPR Family!

We had the honor of attending and presenting at this past week. While there, we were able to connect with certified instructors and reconnect with veteran instructors, who are wonderful reminders of how important our work is.

Our National Training Director, Shayna Klassen, presented QPR Institute's newest training opportunity, QPR Pathfinder, and shared her personal experience with and suicidality. We are humbled and grateful that our presentations received exceedingly positive feedback and support from attendees.

Additionally, our presence at allowed us the opportunity to train an incredibly talented group of new instructors from all over the nation. We are extremely excited to have them as our newest members of the . We look forward to bringing QPR to more conferences in the near future, and we hope to see you all there!

05/03/2024

Hello QPR Family,

We're excited to be participating in the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) annual conference next week! QPR is going to have a large presence at the conference this year, including multiple sessions and an exhibit booth. If you are planning on attending the conference, be sure to come by and say hello. To connect on social media, follow and tag QPR in your posts!

We look forward to seeing you there!

12/04/2023

https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/mVpH1X1OOEFrcEqLZWNOMZQYwFj4JXwe/

On average, a staggering 132 Americans kill themselves every single day, with every demographic at risk of suicidal ideation. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with experts about this major public health crisis and the need to eliminate the shame that can be attached to mental health struggles, whic...