Each quarter, American Legion posts come together to attend their district meeting. On June 21st, American Legion Post 230 hosted the district 6 quarterly meeting. Legion and Auxiliary representatives from over 15 posts were in attendance. This particular meeting had something different on the agenda, suicide prevention training.
Larry Griffin, American Legion Post 230 Commander, contacted the Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Veterans Services office and requested suicide prevention for their meeting. He discussed how suicide prevention was an important topic and that he wanted to share this training with the posts of District 6. Larry was connected with a member of the Missouri Veterans Suicide Prevention Team.
The Missouri Veterans Suicide Prevention Team (MOVSPT) is a network of volunteer service members, Veterans, and military family members that provide NO COST, in person suicide prevention training. MOVSPT trainers are certified in Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper training, a nationally recognized course that is proven to help save lives. QPR is a one-hour course where participants learn to: recognize the warning signs of suicide, provide hope for the individual in crisis, and connect the person to immediate help.
Thank you, American Legion District 6, for hosting this much needed training. A special thank you to Commander Larry Griffin for inviting MOVSPT and helping to raise awareness about suicide.
If your organization is interested in hosting this no cost, suicide prevention training, contact a MOVSPT trainer today.
