Refugee Suicide Prevention Training Toolkit

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

Orientation to Refugees for QPR Trainers

Materials for Refugee Suicide Prevention Training

Powerpoint Presentation and Facilitator’s Guide

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

Handouts

Download the full toolkit as a single PDF

Poster

Additional Resources

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.


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.