QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Offered By UPMC

In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found suicide to be the second leading cause of death among young people with LGBTQ youth being four times more likely to seriously consider suicide, and to attempt suicide verse their peers.

The Trevor Project estimates that at least one LGBT youth between the ages of 13 - 24 attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the United States.

UPMC is offering a training virtual training program funded by the PA Department of Health's Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant.

The two hour educational program is designed to teach professionals and lay "gatekeepers" the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond using QPR.