{"615924":{"#nid":"615924","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Saving Lives Through QPR","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMost individuals want to help save lives, but avoid talking about suicide because they are unsure of how to identify someone at risk or they are concerned about saying the wrong things or making a situation worse. Saving lives begins with learning what to do.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer \u0026mdash; the three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide.\u0026nbsp;At Georgia Tech, the Tech Ends Suicide Together initiative offers many QPR\u0026nbsp;gatekeeper training sessions, and this year will also offer a QPR instructor training to enable campus community members to become certified instructors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EQPR Training\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese general QPR trainings are open to all Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff. The upcoming sessions for Spring 2019 are as follows:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, Jan. 15, noon to 2 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Jan. 31, 3 to 5 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMonday, Feb. 11, 3 to 5 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EWednesday, Feb. 27, 5 to 7 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, March 12, 10 a.m. to noon\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFriday, March 29, 10 a.m. to noon\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, April 4, noon to 2 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, April 18, 3 to 5 p.m.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/endsuicide.gatech.edu\/content\/qpr-training-0\u0022\u003ERegister for a spring workshop.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstructor Training\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn instructor training, participants will learn how to lead QPR intervention training and then be able to put their training into practice by facilitating two QPR gatekeeper trainings per semester.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested in attending the all-day training on Tuesday, Jan. 15, contact Julia Rizzo at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:endsuicide@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eendsuicide@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or at 404-385-3850.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESuicide Prevention Training Prepares the Georgia Tech Community to Identify Those In Distress\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Suicide Prevention Training Prepares the Georgia Tech Community to Identify Those In Distress"}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2019-01-04 19:35:42","changed_gmt":"2020-04-14 23:28:19","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-01-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"632976":{"id":"632976","type":"image","title":"QPR Sessions ","body":null,"created":"1582724443","gmt_created":"2020-02-26 13:40:43","changed":"1582724443","gmt_changed":"2020-02-26 13:40:43","alt":"","file":{"fid":"240845","name":"QPR graphic.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/QPR%20graphic.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/QPR%20graphic.png","mime":"image\/png","size":387142,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/QPR%20graphic.png?itok=gixdF7cQ"}}},"media_ids":["632976"],"groups":[{"id":"230141","name":"Counseling Center"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["endsuicide@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}