Southeastern Idaho Public Health is urging local residents to take part in a free online training aimed to prevent school shootings.

The 30-minute course released by the QPR Institute, an organization dedicated to preventing suicide, is based on the “see something, say something model,” and it aims “to prepare everyone to recognize and respond to red flag warning signs of a possible school shooter,” according to SIPH press release.

The course is available 24/7 and can be accessed via any computer, tablet or smartphone. Participants who complete the training will receive a certificate.

The QPR Institute recently stated, “We feel it’s our responsibility to make available lifesaving resources whenever possible.”

“We, like so many others, are tired of waiting for change,” SIPH said in the press release. “By taking this training, you can become some of the change you have been waiting for. You can learn to identify developing violence toward self or others and, in the case of most school shootings, become part of the solution to the early risk identification and intervention necessary to avert another tragic loss of life.”

The training can be found at https://lnkd.in/g_9ecEap.