QPR teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone for help. Teens and adults are welcome to attend. This event is cosponsored by AB Cares and The Eliot Center in partnership with The Concord Free Public Library.

Dawn Bentley, Ed. D. is a lifelong special educator and school teacher. Dr. Bentley is passionate about programs that raise awareness about and destigmatize mental health disorders. She is a co-founder of AB Cares, a community-based coalition dedicated to supporting those who are impacted by suicide. Dawn is a certified trainer for QPR and Training Active Bystanders, working to empower others to intervene as allies and activists in crises involving mental health, racism, and discrimination.

Deborah Garfield, LICSW has over 30 years experience in the mental health field and has been the Director of The Eliot Center, an outpatient mental health clinic serving the Concord community since 1996. Deborah is a certified trainer in Psychological First Aid and Critical Incident Debriefing for individuals and groups who have experienced severe trauma; a certified trainer for QPR, and along with her co-presenter is a co-founder of AB Cares.