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Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Course


Hi my name is Jeff Simms . I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Michigan and a National Certified Counselor certified by the National Board of Certified Counselors. I am a Past President of the Genesee Area Counseling Association . I currently work at Mott Community College as a full time faculty member in the Counseling and Student Development division.

Earlier this year I received a generous mini-grant from The Foundation for Mott Community College to provide an evidence based suicide prevention gatekeeper training to faculty, staff, and students at Mott Community College. This 60-minute training provides attendees with the tools to question a person about suicide, persuade them to seek help, and refer to a qualified agency or mental health professional.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (2016), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in United States; each year 42,773 Americans die by suicide; for every recorded suicide, there is 25 additional attempts; and on average, there are 117 suicides per day (www.afsp.org ).

I am currently completing my QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Instructor training and feeling the push to do more. I want to expand and offer this suicide prevention gatekeeper training to more people beyond Mott Community College and what my grant provided!

The 60-minute suicide prevention gatekeeper training requires that every participant receive a QPR booklet. Each booklet costs $2. With your help at 100% funding I could offer 1,000 opportunities to the local community!

Attending the gatekeeper training is free!

100% of funds raised go directly to the purchase of training materials.

A donation of only $10 supports 5 people! Please consider supporting this life saving work!

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Jeff Simms
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Grand Blanc, MI

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