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A clinical psychologist and trainer for more than 35 years, Dr. Quinnett developed and managed a suicide prevention hotline, an emergency services department, and a dozen mental health service delivery programs. He has authored seven books, many professional articles and book chapters. He was Director of Training for the Spokane Mental Health APA-approved psychology internship program for more than 20 years and has served on board of the American Association of Suicidology. He was a founding board member of two national suicide prevention organizations: The Kristin Brooks Hope Center (1-800-SUICIDE), and The Suicide Prevention Action Network. Heavily involved in the training of mental health professionals, he currently serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington School of Medicine. To help prevent suicide, he donated the French and English electronic editions of his bestseller, Suicide: the Forever Decision to the world in 2005 via the World Wide Web.

After 20 years as National Training Director for the QPR Institute, Brian was named CEO in November of 2021. Brian has been intricately involved in the development and growth of QPR's suicide prevention training programs, playing a crucial role in QPR becoming a leading world leader in suicide prevention training. He currently directs all training, coordination, credentialing and supervision of advanced QPR program instructors and master trainers. He also manages the Institute’s web-based suicide prevention educational programs for professionals and serves as a consultant to organizations seeking to implement suicide risk reduction practices. He also oversees business development and production of the QPR Institute's website, training materials and learning management systems.

Following a career in professional basketball, Brian earned a masters degree in Sports Psychology and Counseling from the University of Idaho. He worked in the business world for several years before joining the Institute in 2002.

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