Sept. 2025/Cañon City, CO - Solvista Health would like community members to take part in our awareness and education activities this month. The following classes are available for free:
We have two suicide prevention classes we are offering free in Buena Vista and Cañon City in September. The Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) course is 1.5 hours and helps teach people how to talk about the topic of suicide with others. Specifically, how to approach the direct question, "Are you thinking about suicide?" QPR helps each person build the confidence to Be The One to ask the question and potentially save a life. Sometimes simply asking the question will show the person there is someone who cares about them, gives them hope, and can change the course of their decision.
A light meal will be provided at each class. I would like to thank Unbridled Acts and the Congregational United Church of Christ for generously donating the space for these two classes!
In addition, we are partnering with Chafee County Public Health to offer a Youth Mental Health First Aid Class on September 19, in Salida. This free, 8-hour course, is for people who work with youth or have youth in their lives to learn how to recognize a mental health or substance use crisis, and get them help. Please see the attached flier for full details and how to register!
Please share this information with your network, so we can get this valuable prevention education to community members. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Be The One. It's up to all of us!
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