Suicidal ideation is 2-3x higher in the food service industry compared to other workplaces. Often times, the simple offering of hope, and social and spiritual support can avert a suicide attempt entirely.

QPR, the CPR of suicide prevention training, is an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons created in 1995 by Paul Quinnett. This one hour ‘GateKeeper’ training prepares you to support a friend, family member, or teammate who is contemplating suicide. Over 500K have taken this training — join over half a million people who want to help prevent suicide.

Giving Kitchen is proud to provide food service workers nationwide FREE access to the QPR Gatekeeper suicide prevention training course online. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer - three steps anyone can learn to prevent suicide. Equip yourself and your team with the skills to help others who may be struggling with depression, mental illness, or suicidal ideation. This Gatekeeper course is always free for food service workers using the special Giving Kitchen code GKQPR.

Thank you for helping us build a nationwide food service industry that meets crisis with compassion and care. Our community is lucky to have you!

To begin your training, please enter code GKQPR at the link below.

Disclaimer: QPR is a training tool to help others. If you are currently experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, please call 988 for support, and review the helpful resources listed at the bottom this page.

Key Components Covered in QPR Gatekeeper Training:

• How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal 

• How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide 

• The common causes of suicidal behavior 

• The warning signs of suicide 

• How to get help for someone in crisis 

What is a Gatekeeper?

According to the Surgeon General’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), a gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. 

Gatekeepers can be anyone, but include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide. 

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide 

• Know how to offer hope 

• Know how to get help and save a life

Why QPR Gatekeeper Training?

Crisis brain is real. While chronic depression and other mental illnesses can trigger suicidal ideation, a desperate situation can also send people into a mental space where suicide is suddenly on the table. Giving Kitchen’s entire team is required to complete the QPR Gatekeeper Training to help manage food service workers experiencing crisis brain. The QPR Method can help to not only save a life, but build a culture in which people are looking out for each other better than before.

Testimonials

GK has provided free suicide prevention training to over 700 food service workers nationally. 

93.73% of those 700 food service workers report that they feel confident in their ability to help a suicidal person after taking QPR training. 

1 in 4 report they know someone who may need help and intend on reaching out immediately.

Resources

Call 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 24 hours a day in English and Spanish

Crisis Text Line Text START to 741-741

LGBT National Hotline Call 1-888-843-4564 - A hotline run by the LGBT National Help Center, the LGBT Hotline is available 24/7 and staffed with highly trained and dedicated LGBTQIA+ volunteers who provide free and confidential services. They offer support, information, and local resources through the US, and never report your calls to any outside organization or authority. Additionally, they offer an LGBT Online Peer Support Chat

The Trevor Project - 1-866-488-7386 - The Trevor Project's mission is to end suicide among LGBT young people. Their hotline and text line offer immediate support and connection to a crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a year. It's 100% confidential, and 100% free. 

Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860 - Trans Lifeline's Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning peers. This hotline operates 24/7 - occasionally call volume will be high and there may be a delay in connection; try to call again. This lifeline offers full anonymity and confidentiality, and does not call 911, emergency services, or law enforcement without your consent.  

Call Blackline - 1-800-604-5841 – Call Blackline provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQIA+ Black Femme Lens. Call Blackline prioritizes Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. You can call or text this phone line for assistance.

Recursos

988 – Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, las 24 horas del día en inglés y español.

Trans Lifeline - 1-877-565-8860 - La línea directa de Trans Lifeline es un servicio telefónico de apoyo entre pares administrado por personas trans para pares trans y que cuestionan. Esta línea directa funciona las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana; ocasionalmente, el volumen de llamadas será alto y puede haber una demora en la conexión; intente llamar de nuevo. Esta línea de vida ofrece total anonimato y confidencialidad, y no llama al 911, a los servicios de emergencia ni a las fuerzas del orden público sin su consentimiento. Oprime 2 para hablar con alguien en español. 

Enter code GKQPR at the link below.