Workshops, Resources, & Support Groups
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple yet powerful steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to the help they need. Each year, thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor by becoming a part of the QPR life-saving network. QPR can be learned in our 90-minute Gatekeeper training course. Gatekeepers can be anyone including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, police officers, volunteer coaches, youth organization leaders, 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
- Ask tough questions and offer hope
- Get help and save a life
- Tuesday, May 11 at 6:00 pm - Register in advance here.
- Monday, May 24 at 10:30 am - Register in advance here.
- Saturday, June 5 at 9:30 am - Register in advance here.
When: Monday, May 24, 2021 | 6PM - 7:30PM
Where: Zoom ( Click here to Register! )
Over the last year, many of us have dealt with uncertainty in our lives. The stress of the pandemic
remains a daily reminder of the importance of our health and wellness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and SPAN invites you to share in the stories of four community members and
how they navigated the challenges in their own lives. Each will discuss some of the tools they used to not only survive but thrive during such uncertainties.
SPEAKERS:
- Helen, TC Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia
- Meghna, Rock Ridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia
- Allen Lomax, Chair, Partnership for a Healthier Alexandria and
- Member, SPAN Leadership Council
- Pastor Gustavo Pacheco, McLean Bible Church, McLean, Virginia
Behavioral health – which includes mental health, substance use, and more – is a key part of your overall well-being. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine if you or someone you care about should connect with a behavioral health professional. Think of these as a checkup from your neck up. This program is completely anonymous and confidential, and immediately following the brief questionnaire you will see your results, recommendations, and key resources.
How does it work?
- Select the statement that fits how you have been thinking or behaving.
- Answer the brief set of questions about yourself and how you are feeling.
- Understand - Get comprehensive explanations about your moods and behaviors.
- Explore - Access informational materials about what you can do to help yourself.
This guide, developed by the Connor Strong Foundation, is dedicated to those grieving the death of someone they love. This guide has been designed to help you to choose when and what sections are most appropriate for you. It is not intended as something you need to read through from
cover to cover. Your family, friends or colleagues may also find it helpful to look through this guide
so that they can begin to try and understand a little of what you are going through and how to find the right help.
Some sections focus on how you may be feeling; others on what may be happening. Throughout – and in more detail at the back – are some suggestions for sources of further support. There are also quotes from people who have been bereaved and who have experienced some of what you may be going through.
View Support Guide.
This support group is hosted by the David J Cobb Foundation for those who have lost someone to suicide.
When: Last Wednesday of the month
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Virtually (contact info@djcfoundation.org for details)
Facilitator: Kim Fleming
This support group, hosted by the David J Cobb Foundation, is only for parents who have lost a child to suicide
When: First Sunday of the Month
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Where: ACTS office, 9317 Grant Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110
Facilitator: Kim Fleming
Questions? Contact info@djcfoundation.org for more information.
When: 3rd Tuesday from 7 - 8:30pm
Where: Located at Bull Run Unitarian Universalists, 9350 Main Street, Manassas
PFLAG helps keep families together and promotes equality and the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) people and their families through support, education, and advocacy. Founded in 1983, we are a nonprofit, nonpartisan, volunteer organization.
For more information contact:
pflag.pwc@gmail.com
facebook.com/groups/PFGLAGPWC
Facilitators: Tina Moser, Chris McClure, Allison Jaye, Jason Shriner
This is a private Facebook group whose purpose is to bring awareness to suicide and mental health while providing a safe, non-judgement place for support to anyone who may need it. Members are global and are available to offer support to anyone who needs it.
Questions? Contact info@djcfoundation.org for more information.
Find the resources and information you're looking for at our Prevention Resources Hub where we have collected dependable and credible sources of information for youth, young adults, parents, and adults. Can't find what you're looking for? Let us know, and we will make it our priority to get you connected to the resources you need!
Lock & Talk Virginia
Lock & Talk is a statewide program in Virginia to restrict lethal means such as medications and guns to prevent suicide. For someone in crisis, research shows buying time can be key. Hours count. Minutes count.
Providing locking medication boxes for prescription medicines and locks for guns is an evidence-based strategy for restricting access to these often lethal means of suicide. Lock & Talk not only provides locking med boxes and gun locks, it also gives people the knowledge and tools to talk about safety with those in crisis or in need of support.
Claim Your Free Medication Lock Box or Trigger Lock
Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia
SPAN develops regional approaches to suicide prevention. With our partners, we convene, host, coordinate, and inform youth, adults, and professionals to build our community’s capacity to prevent suicide. Our mission is to prevent suicide in Northern Virginia. Sign up for their monthly newsletter to learn more about upcoming events, panel discussions, resources, and more created to prevent suicide across the lifespan.
Question. Persuade. Refer
Register for a QPR training today at no cost to you.
Local Support and Resources
ACTS Helpline: 703-368-4141
- Serving Greater Prince William Residents
- Hours: Available 24 hours.
- Learn more
Children’s Regional Crisis Response (CR2)
- 24-hour rapid response
- Call 844-627-4747 or 571-364-7390
- Serves all youth (21 and younger) facing a mental health and/or substance use crisis.
- Learn more
David J Cobb Foundation
- Contact: Kimberly Fleming
- Info@djcfoundation.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255)
- or text “START” to 741-741
- Hours: Available 24 hours.
- Languages: English, Spanish
Connor Strong Foundation
Crisis Lines
- The Trevor Project – LGBTQ Crisis Hotline
- Call 1-866-488-7386
- Hopeline
- Call 1-800-Suicida for Spanish speakers
- Call 1-877-YOUTHLINE for teen-to-teen counseling
- I’m Alive – an Online Crisis Network Chat