<div><div dir="auto">Hi Rotarians,</div></div><div dir="auto">It’s rare to meet a person who’s life has not been touched by the suicide of a friend or relative. I am sending this prevention training announcement in the hopes that some of you will be able to attend.</div><div dir="auto">Donna</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 2:19 PM Donna Schuler <<a href="mailto:schulerd@mendocinocounty.org">schulerd@mendocinocounty.org</a>></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font:10pt/normal Segoe UI;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal"><div class="m_-2482769956065675901GroupWiseMessageBody" id="m_-2482769956065675901GroupWiseSection_1556572319000_schulerd@mendocinocounty.org_5D81218008360000B3636F6D39646232_"><div>Suicide prevention training 4/30 and May 6. Free. With Mendocino County having 2x the rate per capita as the state, and 2x the national rate, we need to be trained.</div><div><br></div><div>*********************</div><div>Mendocino County Public Health is offering additional sessions of the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Suicide Prevention Training. Please forward this email, and the course flyer, to anyone or any group that might be interested in attending. </div><div><br></div><div><span><strong>Mendocino Classes</strong></span><br></div><ul><li><span>The April 30th classes will be at the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Dept. Firehouse, <a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=44700+Little+Lake+Rd,+Mendocino.+Fort+Bragg&entry=gmail&source=g">44700 Little Lake Rd, Mendocino.</a></span></li></ul><div><span><strong><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=44700+Little+Lake+Rd,+Mendocino.+Fort+Bragg&entry=gmail&source=g">Fort Bragg</a> Classes</strong></span><br></div><ul><li><span>The May 6th classes will be at the Mendocino Coast Clinics, 205 South St., Fort Bragg.</span></li></ul><div><span>Registration</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>To register for the classes, please go to <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RX5ZBSV" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RX5ZBSV</a></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:"Segoe UI",serif,EmojiFont;background-color:inherit"><div style="margin:0px"><b>Training overview:</b></div><div style="margin:0px"><br></div><div style="margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px"><em><b>QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)</b> is a gatekeeper program and like CPR, it certifies people to respond to a person in crisis until professional medical personnel is available.</em></div><div style="margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:15px"><em><br></em></div></div><div style="margin:0px"><em>This focus of getting as many local people certified in QPR as possible is in response to a little-recognized danger in our community, <b>Suicide</b>. California has a lower than average suicide rate, while Mendocino County has more than double the state and national averages. Suicide rates in rural areas throughout the country have steadily been increasing.</em></div><div style="margin:0px"><div style="margin:0px;min-height:15px"><em><br></em></div></div><div style="margin:0px"><font face="Segoe UI"><em><font face="Segoe UI">By using three straightforward steps, anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. The 90-minute training, led by Dr. Marvel Harrison, is clear and concise and empowers all people, regardless of their background to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.</font></em></font></div></div></div></div></div><div><div>**************************************<br></div><span id="m_-2482769956065675901GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:5px;display:block"><span style="display:block"><br><span style="font-size:10pt;display:inline-block">
<div><font face="Viner Hand ITC" size="3">Donna Schuler<br></font></div><div>Mendocino County</div><div>HHSA/Public Health</div><div>Quality Improvement & Accreditation</div><div>707-961-2445 Coastal Office</div><div>707-472-2730 Ukiah Office</div><div><a href="mailto:schulerd@mendocinocounty.org" target="_blank">schulerd@mendocinocounty.org</a></div><div><font face="Lucida Bright"><font face="Lucida Bright"><font face="Courier New"><font color="#0000ff" face="Century Gothic"><font color="#0000ff" face="Century Gothic"><br><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="color:rgb(23,55,94);line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-size:9pt">Confidentiality
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