Mental Health. Suicide Prevention.
Stop The Stigma
We offer suicide prevention training and certified QPR training for workplaces, community groups, salons, and more.
One is a free 30–60 minute intro. The other is a 3-hour certified training with role play and real tools. Both are about being ready—because some conversations can save lives.
For Teams, Leaders, & Frontline Humans
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Training
This is not a presentation. It’s a facilitated, thoughtful training session designed to help people better understand mental health and suicide—not as a topic, but as a real part of the world we work in and live in.
Built on the QPR framework and your lived, trained experience, this session offers more than awareness. It helps participants recognize what matters, say what’s hard to say, and respond in ways that are both human and healthy.
What the Training Covers
This session always adapts to the team in the room, but the structure centers around five core areas:
- Understanding Stigma: We start by addressing the unspoken. How stigma shapes the way we talk (or don’t talk) about mental health, struggle, and suicide. We create space for honest reflection—without judgment or jargon.
- Recognizing Warning Signs: We walk through real indicators: behavioral clues, shifts in language, mood, habits, and energy that suggest someone may be struggling. Not clinical checklists—just patterns people miss until it’s too late.
- Having the Conversation:
How do you ask hard questions? How do you make space without trying to fix? This section offers language and posture that helps—not rehearsed scripts, but grounded, situational tools you can use right away. - Knowing the Next Step:
When someone opens up, what then? We clarify the role you can play (and the ones you can’t), how to hand off appropriately, what support looks like in different contexts, and how to avoid panic or freeze. - Boundaries That Help Everyone:
Supporting others doesn’t mean burning yourself out. We finish with healthy boundaries, the mindset behind them, and real examples of how to stay grounded while being present. We also cover what a safety plan looks like—what it is, when to talk about it, and what’s appropriate in your role.
For Teams, Founders, & People with a Mission
Training Options
🦙 Free 1-Hour Training
A practical intro session—ideal for staff meetings, retreats, and teams beginning the conversation.
Covers the five areas listed above in a fast-paced, focused format
Adapted to your team’s language and environment
Available in-person (Missoula area) or remote
Great for salons, studios, restaurants, retail, and more
Cost: Free
🦙 3-Hour Suicide Prevention Training
A deeper, facilitated session grounded in the QPR model, with certificate and materials included.
Includes everything in the 1-hour session, with time for deeper application, Q&A, and guided reflection
Certificate of completion + official booklet
Includes role-play scenarios and discussion of safety planning
Available on-site or remotely
Cost: $430 for teams up to 30
For Teams, Leaders, & Frontline Humans
Built on Experience
This training was developed by Paule Patterson III—a certified QPR trainer with years of experience in recovery, pastoral care, suicide prevention, and systems coaching.
Every session is rooted in a mix of professional training, personal insight, and practical wisdom—delivered with honesty, clarity, and care. And while we currently base the training on the QPR model, we’ve adapted it to fit the language and challenges of teams that work closely with the public, with youth, or in emotionally demanding roles.
Who's It For?
This training has helped people in:
Hair salons & barbershops
Service industries & hospitality
Nonprofits, youth programs, and churches
Coaching practices & small businesses
Mental health-adjacent teams without formal training
If you have people in your circle who say “I’m fine” when they’re clearly not—this is for you.
“Stigma’s experience and repertoire have been tested through personal and professional experience. Any subject covered will bring a fresh perspective.”
Dr. Schweitzer:
Owner, Sierra Counseling & Coaching
Ready to Start?
Every partnership begins with a conversation—not a pitch, not a pre-built strategy, but a real discussion about your business, vision, culture, challenges, resources, and goals. We take the time to understand where you are and where you want to go before exploring ideas together. If there’s something Stigma Marketing & Development can do to help, we build a plan that makes sense for both of us—clear, intentional, and built for real impact.
This process ensures that every collaboration is thoughtful, strategic, and built on trust—because marketing and development should feel like a natural extension of your vision, not a forced transaction.
STEP 1: Connect
STEP 2: Brainstorm!
STEP 3: Implement
With a clear strategy and agreed-upon roles, we move forward. Work begins after the first payment, ensuring everything is structured, expectations are set, and the plan is ready to be executed effectively.
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