Students receive QPR Training at Dodson School

On January 13th, Dodson Public School trained 44 students in a suicide prevention program called QPR or Question, Persuade, Refer. Reserve Deputy Sheriff for Roosevelt County, Frederick Lee, drove from Laurel, Mont., to Dodson, Mont., to train these students, as well as the local community members on suicide prevention.

The QPR Institute’s mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. It was founded by Paul Quinnett in 1995 for emergency mental health training, and is accredited through SAMHSA’s National Regis...