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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.
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It was clear to Soffy Anderson, 18, that the state needed to take action. She'd lost her sister to suicide and wished she'd known what signs to look for and how to intervene. When she took a break from class at Cody High School to testify to the Wyoming State Legislature, via Zoom, in favor of a bill that would have mandated suicide prevention education in schools, she was prepared for an easy win.