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Commission hears QPR suicide-prevention briefing from Mentis presenters
Summary
Mentis presenters Paris Steinbach and V Diaz delivered a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training overview to the commission, outlining objectives to recognize suicide risk factors and make referrals; the training was tabled to after commission reports.
The Napa County Commission on Aging received a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide-prevention briefing from Mentis staff on March 23, 2026. Paris Steinbach, a senior prevention specialist at Mentis, and V Diaz, a bilingual prevention specialist and certified wellness coach at Mentis, presented slide objectives and local referral pathways. The presenters listed five training objectives, including understanding suicide as a national and local public health problem and learning intervention skills.
Meeting materials noted that the formal QPR training would be tabled until after commission reports; the presenters nonetheless reviewed key points on myths versus facts about suicide, risk factors, and how to make a referral. The presentation emphasized the QPR framework — "Question, Persuade, Refer" — and provided commissioners with local resources to which they could refer residents at risk.
