QPR is basically training for how to see if someone is contemplating suicide, what to do to help them, and who to refer them to for further help. QPR stands for question, persuade, and refer.
Going to this training provided ways to help people understand how to see the signs and to help people in need. It was also a great way to inform people about the ways to help suicidal kids. Now the people that went to the training can identify signs of suicide and persuade those in need to get help from counselors.
QPR training impacted the kids because we all dealt with suicide when one of our own took his life. Sophomore, Malexa Fillman, stated that this training “opened our minds to ways of helping others in need, rather than just being lost and not knowing how to help them. “