Free 2-hour QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) sessions (basic prevention information for parents and others):
Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs St. — 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 21; noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 23.
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., Florence — 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27; noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 28.
Lane County Health and Human Services, 151 W. Seventh Ave., Eugene — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 5
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (two-day suicide intervention skill-building workshop):
Lane County Health and Human Services, 151 W. Seventh Ave., Eugene — 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13-14. $100 fee. Public welcome; professional credit for social workers.
Mental Health First Aid Training (two-day curriculum on identifying and responding to signs of mental health problems): Lane County Health and Human Services, 151 W. Seventh Ave., Eugene — 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 27-28. $35 fee. Public welcome; professional credit for human resource managers.
Assessing & Managing Suicide Risk (one-day workshop for mental health professionals): Lane County Department of Youth Services, 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene — times to be announced. $50 fee. Professional credit for counselors and social workers.
For more suicide prevention information: Visit www.preventionlane.org
For immediate help: Call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or White Bird at 800-422-7558.
