Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Trainings
The following universal gatekeeper trainings provide basic foundational skills in suicide prevention and were selected based on review by the Training and Education Action Team. Marin County BHRS contracts with our trainers and their organizations to deliver trainings in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Customized trainings/presentations are also available for your workplace or community setting. More trainings by the AFSP and Signs of Suicide (supported by BHRS) are also offered in county school districts for educators, parents/guardians, and staff. Marin County BHRS is also available to lead trainings.
If you are interested in a training and do not see a date offered, please email here and we will follow up to arrange a training with you.
Buckelew Programs
As a PEI provider, the Buckelew Suicide Prevention Training Program provides foundational suicide prevention information. This training is interactive and can be customized to meet the needs of the audience, such as youth in schools, and address topics impacting groups who are disproportionately impacted by suicide, including LGBTQ or older adults. Participants will learn about:
- Facts and terminology about suicide.
- Warning signs
- Risk and protective factors
- How to communicate with someone in distress using helpful phrases
- Local resources
This presentation is available in Spanish.
Register: Contact Shriya Ambre, Outreach and Education Coordinator, Buckelew Programs, by email.
Question. Persuade. Refer. A Virtual Suicide Prevention Training.
QPR is designed to provide learners the basic skills necessary to recognize the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. The QPR Gatekeeper Trainings are funded by Marin County. This free, virtual training is for anyone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide such as: parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper, you will learn to:
- Recognize warning signs of suicide
- Know how to offer hope
- Know how to get help and save a life
Registration Instructions:
- Navigate to: qprtraining.com/setup
- Enter the organization code MCDHHS
- Select Create Account
- Complete and submit student registration form
- QPR will display and email the newly created Username and Password.
- Student can log in to begin training at qprtraining.com
Anyone with the organization code FWUSD can create an account. Questions: Please email the BHRS Prevention and Outreach Team
Talk Saves Lives: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention for Educators and Community Members
This presentation will cover what we know about this leading cause of death, the most up-to-date research on prevention, and what we can all do to fight suicide. Participants will learn the common risk factors for suicide, how to spot the warning signs in others, and how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe. Participants will be empowered with tools to remain connected through the socially-connected yet physically-distant requirements. Presented in English with Live Spanish Translation.
Dates: To be Announced for Fall-Winter 2024
North Marin Community Services
North Marin Community Services provides suicide prevention foundation education in Spanish with a focus on:
- Facts and terminology about suicide.
- Warning signs
- Risk and protective factors
- How to communicate with someone in distress using helpful phrases
- Local resources
To learn more, contact: Maria Jaramillo-Botero by email.
Suicide Prevention Training in Vietnamese
Presented by Can Nguyen, PhD, Psychologist.
Suicide Prevention training providing foundational content for Vietnamese speaking populations. Contact the BHRS Prevention and Outreach Team for more information.
