QPR Suicide Prevention Training scheduled for July 28

Veterans of the Ozarks invites the community to attend a QPR Suicide Prevention Training, to be held Monday, July 28, at the Elks Lodge, 37 Beach Blvd., Kimberling City. 

This FREE training, offered quarterly by VOTO, will begin at 6:30 p.m. and lasts approximately one hour, a small investment of time to become certified as a Gatekeeper and equipped with knowledge to recognize suicidal behaviors and risk factors. Class participants practice “Question, Persuade and Refer” techniques, learning to guide at-risk individuals to local resources for the help they need. 

Previous attendees report feeling much more confident after this training in their ability to pick up on clues that family or friends may need help, and to initiate non-judgmental conversations (question), as well as improving their knowledge of available resources in the community. 

VOTO is grateful to Skaggs Foundation and Neighbors and Friends of Table Rock Lake for funding assistance in providing this valuable training, conducted by the Missouri Veterans Suicide Prevention Team. 

Learn more about Veterans of the Ozarks events and activities by visiting the Facebook page, or email votoorg1@veteransoftheozarks.org with any questions.