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Hechinger Report QPR — shorthand for Question, Persuade, Refer — is one of several evidence-based curriculums recommended for use in schools by suicide prevention experts. Wyoming has the highest rates of suicide in the nation and some teens here say learning about prevention in schools is a "no-brainer," but adults are still debating how, and whether, to make it happen. This story about suicide prevention education was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organiz...

Wyoming House votes down suicide prevention training programs for schools By Brendan LaChance on February 4, 2021 Muralist Tony Elmore works on the Better Together mural on the Atrium Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, in downtown Casper. The Casper Mural Project’s latest mural is in honor of the community’s response during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyo. — “The word suicide is always a big elephant in the room. and in Wyoming it is actually larger than an eleph...