Training Opportunities

The Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health offers trainings throughout Ohio, including gatekeepers’ training programs and an annual webinar series.

We offer:

• Webinars
• Conferences and symposiums
• Opportunities to request training programs for your group
• Technical assistance: Campus Community Chats about how campuses and communities can access collegiate mental health resources

View past webinars and conferences in our archives.

We also provide free collegiate mental health-related webinars and in-person trainings, as well as technical assistance to any Ohio public or private not-for-profit institution of higher education.

Question, Persuade, refer (QPR) Suicide prevention gatekeeper training

Suicide is the 2^nd leading cause of death among college students. The Ohio Program for Campus Safety and Mental Health has begun working tirelessly to counteract this fact. Through our latest and potentially most ambitious initiative yet, we have the goal of training a minimum of 1,000 members of Ohio’s campus-community in Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a suicide prevention gatekeeper training course that prepares trainees to ask the important questions. We hope you will join us in achieving this feat. See the signs, start the conversation in your campus-community, save a life!

Interested in becoming a certified Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper? Sign up for a free session via Zoom today!

Upcoming QPR Sessions:

• • March 19th, 2026, 12PM EST
  • May 14th, 2026, 12PM EST
  • More to come!

Please note the following:

• Registration for each session ends 2 business days before the start date.
• You must be present during the entire duration of the training to receive a certificate of completion.
• Please keep the Zoom invitation you receive via email upon registering. You will need this link to join the Zoom session.
• Registration is limited to 25 participants. If you can no longer attend the training, please cancel your registration status.
• QPR materials will be sent to the email address provided during registration closer to the date of the training.

Mental Health First Aid for higher education

Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. The Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education course builds upon the effectiveness of the standard Mental Health First Aid curriculum by focusing on the unique experiences and needs of individuals in higher education settings.

Save the date! The next MHFA offerings will be on April 30th, 2026, and June 12th,2026.

Participants will learn to:

• Recognize signs and symptoms of a potential mental health challenge
• Listen nonjudgmentally
• Give reassurance
• Refer a person to appropriate professional support and services

Find a list of frequently asked questions here.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the sponsorship of Northeast Ohio Medical University and the Department of Psychiatry. Northeast Ohio Medical University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing education for physicians.

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