Stevenson Grange No. 121 hosts suicide prevention training

This program will highlight QPR — Question, Persuade and Refer — training, which focuses on the three simple steps anyone can learn to become aware and save a life from suicide. The presenter, McConkey, has 25 years of experience in the behavioral health field as a counselor, program supervisor and administrator. She also has a Masters Degree in Counseling.

According to a press release from Stevenson Grange No. 121, the focus of McConkey’s career has been “to increase access to, and remove the stigma often attached to mental health services in rural underserved areas.” She travels across the country to do so.

The QPR program will take place at 10:30 a.m. on July 12 in the Stevenson Community Library Gallery. There will also be a Zoom meeting, which can be accessed at fvrl.librarymarket.com/question-persuade-refer-qpr-suicide-gatekeeper-training.

Like all library programs, the event is free and open to the public.

For additional program information, call or email Mary Repar at 360-726-7052 or repar@saw.net, or call Stevenson Community Library at 509-427-5471.