Meet Kristi Wiley, the Program Director for the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas which is a non-profit dedicated to suicide prevention training and awareness as well as funding depression research.

Kristi is QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) certified and has trained more than 4,000 people to be gatekeepers and recognize the warning signs for suicide.

She is also a Hope Squad Master Trainer, training under Dr. Greg Hudnall, Founder of Hope Squad.

In Tarrant County, the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation currently provides programs and implementation support for 88 Hope Squad campuses across nine school districts.

Kristi graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master of Fine Arts in Theater Management.

Before receiving her graduate degree, she was a teacher at the Texans Can Academy, a school for at-risk youth.

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