Davidson Lifeline, a citizen-led and town-supported suicide prevention committee, offers QPR training to all citizens, free of charge. QPR (“Question, Persuade, Refer”) training is a curriculum, created by the QPR Institute for Suicide Prevention, to assist with suicide prevention education for citizens in their teens and older. Classes begin in May and are offered twice a month.QPR training provides three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help.

Davidson Lifeline, through the Davidson Parks and Recreation Department, offers QPR training the second Monday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. and the third Wednesday of every month from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., in locations still to be determined throughout the town.

Davidson Lifeline was created in September 2012 to educate citizens about suicide prevention, and aligns with our core value of: The physical, social, and intellectual wellbeing of Davidson citizens is fundamental to our community.

For more information and to register, please visit www.townofdavidson.org/PRregister and look for “QPR” in the program section, or contact Leslie Willis at 704-940-9609 or lwillis@townofdavidson.org.

If groups are interested in hosting QPR training in their facilities, please contact Leslie Willis of our Parks and Recreation Department at 704-940-9609 or lwillis@townofdavidson.org.