Suicide Prevention and the QPR Framework: Persuade

21/10/2025 11 min

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Episode Synopsis

This is Part 2 of our three-part series on QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention training. In this episode, we talk with Jessica Greene, a certified QPR trainer, about the second step: Persuade. Jessica discusses how to communicate care and concern when someone may be at risk, and how to encourage them to seek help. She also explains key risk and protective factors that can increase or decrease the likelihood of suicide.Suicide Hotline: 988URI Telus information: https://web.uri.edu/counseling/telus/Telus phone number: 1.844.584.1027