Reluctance To Require Suicide Prevention Education Could Cost Lives
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 organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. It wa...
Source: wyomingpublicmedia.org
