Frequently Asked Questions

If you or someone you know is experiencing emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If there is an immediate life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

The Tatissa Foundation is not a crisis response service and does not provide emergency or clinical mental health care.

No. The Tatissa Foundation does not provide therapy, counseling, emergency crisis response, or clinical mental health treatment. Our work focuses on suicide prevention education, postvention support, peer connection, community outreach, and helping people connect with appropriate resources.

The Tatissa Zunguze Foundation is a nonprofit organization created in memory of Tatissa Zunguze. The Foundation works to build communities of hope, connection, and support through suicide prevention education, support for those impacted by suicide loss, peer connection, youth engagement, and community partnerships.

The Foundation was created to honor Tatissa’s life, legacy, compassion, leadership, and commitment to helping others. Through this work, her legacy continues by supporting suicide prevention, community education, and efforts that help individuals and families feel less alone.

The Foundation focuses on four main areas: QPR Training, LOSS Teams, Peer Support, and Youth & Community Engagement. These focus areas help communities recognize suicide risk, respond with compassion, support those impacted by loss, and strengthen connection.

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer. It is a suicide prevention gatekeeper training that teaches people how to recognize warning signs, ask direct and caring questions, offer hope, and connect someone to appropriate help.

QPR training is for anyone who wants to feel more prepared to help someone who may be struggling. This includes parents, educators, students, faith communities, workplaces, nonprofit organizations, caregivers, friends, neighbors, and community members.

No. QPR is an educational gatekeeper training. It does not certify participants to provide therapy, counseling, diagnosis, crisis intervention, or mental health treatment. It helps everyday people recognize risk and connect someone with appropriate support.

Organizations, schools, workplaces, faith communities, and community groups can request QPR training by contacting The Tatissa Zunguze Foundation through the website contact form and selecting Training as the reason for the inquiry.

LOSS stands for Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors. A LOSS Team provides compassionate support and practical resources to individuals, families, and communities after a suicide loss.

LOSS Teams support people affected by a suicide death, including family members, friends, loved ones, classmates, coworkers, schools, workplaces, and community groups. The goal is to help survivors feel supported and connected during a deeply painful time.

Peer support creates a safe and compassionate space for people to connect with others who understand, listen without judgment, and offer encouragement rooted in shared experience.

No. Peer support is not therapy or clinical treatment. It is a supportive, non-clinical connection that can help people feel heard, understood, and less alone. Peer support does not replace professional mental health care.

You can volunteer by contacting the Foundation through the website contact form and selecting Volunteer as the reason for your inquiry. Volunteer opportunities may include events, outreach, awareness campaigns, peer support activities, training support, and community engagement.

Yes. The Tatissa Zunguze Foundation welcomes partnerships with schools, businesses, nonprofits, faith communities, healthcare organizations, local leaders, and community groups committed to suicide prevention, postvention support, youth engagement, and stronger communities.

You can donate through the Foundation’s donation page. Donations help support suicide prevention education, LOSS Team development, peer support, youth and community engagement, outreach, training, and the Foundation’s mission-centered work.

Your donation supports the Foundation’s work to prevent suicide, support those impacted by loss, strengthen peer connection, expand community education, and build communities of hope, connection, and support.

You can contact The Tatissa Zunguze Foundation through the website contact form. Use the form to ask about training, volunteering, donations, partnerships, events, or general inquiries. If you or someone else is in immediate crisis, please do not use the contact form—call or text 988 instead.