Axis Health System is working to bring awareness about preventing suicide in our communities.
Whether you know someone who has died by suicide or if you have experienced suicidal ideation yourself, it is hard to find someone who hasn’t been affected by this condition. Suicide is preventable, and Axis is committed to helping stop suicide in our rural communities.
Stopping suicide takes the work of the whole community, so this September, we are asking you to get involved and learn how to help. Axis offers free training opportunities to encourage our community members to learn how to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
Mental Health First Aid
Much like CPR for the brain, Mental Health First Aid teaches its participants how to help someone in crisis and connect them to the qualified support they need. Mental Health First Aid enables its graduates to be a lifeline and gives them the tools that could help save a life. Mental Health First Aid is FREE and available to individuals, businesses, and organizations who want to learn this life-saving resource or provide it for their staff.
Question Persuade Refer Gatekeeper Training
Axis offers Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a free 1 ½ hour course that shows you the three steps to help someone experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis. Virtual and in-person training opportunities for Mental Health First Aid and QPR are available every month.
If you want to learn more about either Mental Health First Aid or QPR or are interested in scheduling a training for your organization, contact emailus@axishealthsystem.org.
Suicide is preventable. Research shows that talking about it can help. This September, break the stigma, talk about suicide, and learn to be a community resource.
If you, or someone you know, is living with suicidal ideation, waiting is not an option—your prompt response could save a life. Call the 24/7 Axis Care Line at 970-247-5245, Colorado Crisis Services Line at 1-844-493-TALK (8255), or text “Talk” to 38255.
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Axis Health System is an experienced rural and frontier healthcare provider, established in 1960, and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit. Axis is a Licensed Behavioral Health Provider, a licensed Substance-Use Disorder Treatment Provider, and a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designated Community Health Clinic (CHC). Axis provides behavioral, oral, primary, and crisis healthcare.
For media inquiries or to arrange interviews, please contact:
Haley Leonard, Public Relations Director, Axis Health System, hleonard@axishealthsystem.org