YNPN-GR April Conversation Starter

April Conversation Starter

• Topic: Suicide Prevention Training
• Date: April 5, 2023 12-1:15p
• Location: Virtual, Zoom

Join YNPN-GR in partnering with Hope Network on their zero suicide initiative. Kasie Pickart, Zero Suicide Initiative Project Director, will lead a “Question, Persuade, Refer” (QPR) suicide prevention training that teaches people the warning signs, risk factors, and questions to ask if someone may be at risk for suicide. This workshop includes some role-playing. This training is designed to teach lay and professional “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. Gatekeepers can include anyone who is strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworkers, police officers). The process follows three steps: 1. Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, 2. Persuade the person to seek and accept help, and 3. Refer the person to appropriate resources.

Speaker: Kasie Pickart, MPH 

Zero Suicide Initiative Project Director at Hope Network 

Kasie is the Zero Suicide Initiative Project Director at Hope Network. In this role, Kasie provides oversight for implementation of the Zero Suicide Model throughout Hope Network across the State of Michigan to raise awareness and improve care and outcomes for individuals who are at risk for suicide, oversee system-wide staff training on suicide prevention and implement system-wide screening and referral processes. Kasie earned her Master of Public Health from Grand Valley State University in 2016 and is passionate about leading public health leading advocacy efforts, especially for those who are underserved, project management and outreach and enrollment efforts to improve patient engagement. Her previous positions include working at Michigan Primary Care Association and Cherry Health, Michigan’s largest federally qualified health center, where she was the recipient of a Peer Leadership Award by Michigan Primary Care Association and Master of Advocacy by the National Association of Community Health Centers. She currently sits on a number of suicide prevention coalitions across the state, is a certified Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) trainer and certified Community Health Worker.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ynpn-conversation-starter-suicide-prevention-training-tickets-556035034757