The University of Delaware Center for Counseling and Student Development will offer a special Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training program for UD faculty and staff in April.

The training is scheduled from 1-3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 4, in the Collins Room of the Perkins Student Center. Registration is required and may be completed online.

Participants will

• learn to recognize signs of student distress,
• identify various signs of suicidality,
• familiarize themselves with de-escalataion techniques,
• build confidence in discussing students’ concerns,
• participate in interactive training and
• practice with case scenarios.

For additional information, contact Michele Juarez-Huffaker, coordinator of outreach and consultation programs at the Center for Counseling and Student Development, at mjhuff@udel.edu.