Westerly — Dr. Robert Harrison and registered nurse Dawn Odom will lead a 90-minute evidence-based QPR Suicide Prevention training from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 31 in The Westerly Hospital’s Henry J. Nardone Conference Center.

The training is free and open to anyone.

Like CPR, QPR is a simple process anyone can be trained to use to help save the life of someone in crisis, the hospital said in a news release. It consists of questioning someone about suicidal thoughts, persuading them to seek help, and referring them for professional assistance.

Funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and sponsored by South County Health Bodies, Health Minds and the QPR Institute, the training is being offered in response to Washington County’s high suicide rate, the highest in Rhode Island, the hospital said.

For information or to register, contact Dawn Odom at (401) 348-3425 or at dodom@westerlyhospital.org. Seating is limited to 30 registrants.