Crisis Care
For Life Threatening Emergencies or for Crisis Care needs 24/7:
Call (949) 824-6457 and select Option # 2. You will be transferred to a crisis support line
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Crisis Text Line
Text “Home” to 741741
Call National Suicide Prevention Line at
1-800-273-8255
Call UCI Campus Police at
(949) 824-5223
Call 911
Go to your nearest Emergency Room
QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training
The UCI Counseling Center provides a brief 90 minute training for faculty, staff, and students called QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Gatekeeper Training. This brief training will help individuals learn to recognize signs of crises in order to help reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. Learn how to intervene and prevent suicide today by signing up for QPR trainings. Once you complete the QPR Gatekeeper Training you will have a certification that lasts 2 years.
This training can be requested by community members/groups/organizations for a small fee. Please email Dr. Meladee Garst at garstm@uci.edu for more information.
If you part of the UCI Main Campus Community and wanting to request a QPR training for your students, staff, group, or department please complete the outreach request form.
The QPR Gatekeeper course is taught in a clear, concise format using the latest in educational technology and practices. The course takes approximately one hour to complete. Due to COVID-19 and the Counseling Center following university, local, and state safety guidelines this training is only being offered virtually currently.
KEY COMPONENTS COVERED IN TRAINING:
- How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
- How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
- The common causes of suicidal behavior
- The warning signs of suicide
- How to get help for someone in crisis