The Refugee Suicide Prevention Training Toolkit is designed to provide resources for Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) instructors who are interested in training refugee gatekeepers. After a review of available gatekeeper trainings, the QPR model was selected based on its potential for nationwide dissemination and adaptation. Bhutanese community members were integral in adapting the QPR model to be culturally appropriate for refugee communities and were recently certified as QPR trainers by the QPR Institute.

• Toolkit Contents
• For QPR Trainers: How to Conduct a Training
• For Refugee-Serving Organizations: How to Host a Training

Toolkit Contents

Orientation to Refugees for QPR Trainers

• Self-Study Webinar: Adapting QPR Training to Incorporate Refugee Experiences
• Refugee Experiences: Stories from Bhutan, Burma, Eritrea, Iraq & Somalia
• Glossary of Refugee Terms
• Websites and Resources on Refugees

Materials for Refugee Suicide Prevention Training

Powerpoint Presentation and Facilitator’s Guide

• QPR Suicide Prevention Training for Refugee Gatekeepers Presentation
• Presentation with facilitator’s notes
• Facilitator’s Guide
• QPR Suicide Prevention Training for Refugee Gatekeepers (Nepali)
• Presentation with facilitator’s notes (Nepali) 

For the PowerPoint file of the presentation in English or Nepali, please send an email to refugeehealthta@jsi.com

Handouts

• Refugee-Focused Role Plays for Use in Training 
• Refugee-Focused Role Plays (Nepali) 
• Social Support Worksheet
• Suicide Prevention Referral Worksheet
• Communication Skills for Gatekeepers
• Refugee Suicide Prevention Annotated Websites
• Glossary of Terms Related to Suicide Prevention
• Pre and Post Training Surveys

Download the full toolkit as a single PDF

Poster

• Instructions for Poster
• Refugee Suicide Prevention Poster in English: Design 1, Design 2  
• Additional Languages: Arabic, Burmese, Karen, Nepali 

Additional Resources

• Video: Bhutanese Refugees in the United States (15 minutes, Nepali with English subtitles, by Center for Applied Linguistics)
• Video: The Bhutanese Refugee Journey– From A Refugee Camp in Nepal to Freedom in Seattle (8 minutes, English, by Pangeality Productions)

How to Conduct a Training

For QPR Instructors:

1. If you are a certified QPR instructor who would like to train refugee gatekeepers, contact Kathy White of the QPR Institute at qinstitute@qwestoffice.net
2. Complete the items on the Training Preparation Checklist

For additional information, refer to the letter sent to QPR instructors.

How to Host a Training

For Refugee-Serving Organizations:

1. If your organization would like to host a Refugee Suicide Prevention Training, contact Kathy White of the QPR Institute at qinstitute@qwestoffice.net for a list of certified QPR instructors in your area. Please provide the following information in your email:
   • State your request for a QPR instructor to conduct the Refugee Suicide Prevention Training
   • Your name and contact information
   • Name of your organization/agency
   • Location of the training (city, state)
   • Proposed dates for the training
2. Complete the items on the Training Preparation Checklist
3. Print out Sign-In Sheets and Training Surveys
4. Return completed surveys with Coversheet for Training Surveys by mail to:
   RHTAC
   MA DPH- Refugee & Immigrant Health Program
   Hinton State Laboratory Institute
   305 South Street
   Boston, MA 02130

For additional information, refer to the letter sent to Refugee-Serving Organizations.

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RHTAC would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals and groups for their contribution to the Refugee Suicide Prevention Training Toolkit:
Bhutanese community members who participated in the adaptation of the QPR model for refugee communities; Paul Quinnett, PhD, President and CEO of QPR Institute; Massachusetts QPR trainers who participated in pilot webinar; and International Institute of New England staff who participated in pilot in-person training.