CDPH’s Suicide Prevention Initiative, QPR, and the AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk

Healthy Chicago Podcast · Sep 23, 2026 · 29m

As we recognize Suicide Prevention Awareness Month throughout September, Patricia T. Johnson (Public Health Administrator) and Mawiyah Coates (Public Health Administrator) discuss CDPH’s Suicide Prevention Initiative; the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) training program; and other resources, such as 988 Lifeline, and activities, like the AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk on October 3, 2026.If you or someone you know needs crisis support, help is available 24/7. Call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to chat.