QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention & Intervention (In-Person)
FREE QPR Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention & Intervention (in-Person)
Description
- Recognize early and developing warning signs of suicide risk in others
- Approach, intervene, and offer hope to someone who is contemplating suicide
- Connect people in need to appropriate mental health supports, including resources for Maine and US national mental healthcare options & services
Taught by certified QPR Instructors from Sweetser, licensed through the QPR Institute.
Sweetser and SCAE are offering the following QPR Gatekeeper training:
- Friday July 24, 2026
In-Person, 10:00am - 12:00pm
@ Sanford Community Adult Education (SCAE)
688 Main Street, Sanford ME
We hope to see you there!
Training registration is First-Come, First-Served. One registration per person per email. Training participants must be 18 or older.
Thanks to a federal grant through the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Sweetser offers QPR Gatekeeper and other mental health awareness trainings for FREE to Maine residents through our FREE Mental Health Awareness Training program. QPR Gatekeeper Training can be credited on completion as 1.5 professional development hours with employer approval; this training is not eligible for credit as continuing education units (CEUs) for professional licensure in Maine.
For more information, visit Sweetser.org/FreeMentalHealthTraining
Questions/concerns, please email Sweetser's Mental Health Awareness Training Coordinator at MCashman@Sweetser.org