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Everyone plays a role in promoting mental wellness and preventing suicide.
QPR: SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING FOR GATEKEEPERS
Audience: All
1.5 – 2 Hours
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
KEY COMPONENTS COVERED IN TRAINING:
- How to Question, Persuade and Refer someone who may be suicidal
- How to get help for yourself or learn more about preventing suicide
- The common causes of suicidal behavior
- The warning signs of suicide
- How to get help for someone in crisis
Mental Health First Aid
Audience: Youth and Adult Options (see below)
8 Hours
Anyone, anywhere can be the one to make a difference in the life of someone with a mental health or substance use challenge – if they know what to do and what to say. Mental Health First Aid can give you the necessary tools to have a courageous conversation.
Mental Health First Aid was created in Australia in 2001 by Betty Kitchener, a nurse specializing in health education, and Tony Jorm, a respected mental health literacy professor. The National Council for Behavioral Health operates Mental Health First Aid USA in partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health.
Youth
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people.
The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
Adults
The Adult Mental Health First Aid course is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental-health-related crisis or challenge. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addiction. Learn more about available resources and how to help someone in need.
CALM: COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS
Audience: Adults
Length will vary
CALM is a practical intervention to increase the time and distance between individuals at risk of suicide and the most common and lethal methods of suicide, particularly firearms. The oldest and most widely-used training on lethal means safety, CALM teaches why means matter and equips individuals with tools to intervene effectively with those at risk for suicide both upstream – before a crisis hits – as well as in times of crisis. Versions are available for both clinicians and non-clinicians.
CALM: Clinicians
Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) is a powerful addition to existing strategies to reduce the risk of suicide death in at-risk people while respecting their rights and autonomy. Help keep your at-risk clients safe by learning how to collaborate with them to implement safe storage of firearms and medications. This training is geared toward mental health clinicians, primary care providers, addiction counselors, hotline responders and crisis intervention services.
CALM Conversations
Learn the signs and symptoms of suicide and how to engage in conversations to create safe environments. This course provides steps on how to collaborate with friends, family members, neighbors, and others, to implement safe storage of firearms and medications. This course is designed for community groups, suicide prevention coalitions, shooting clubs, parent groups, and general public.
Tailored Mental Health and Wellness
Audience: All
Length will vary
According to NAMI, one in five Americans experience a mental illness each year. The latest Pennsylvania Youth Survey (PAYS) Data, shows 1 in 6 students in grades 6-12 have considered suicide, 1 in 8 have a plan, and 1 in 10 have attempted suicide. These are not just statistics, these are our neighbors, friends, and family members.
Customizable presentations include:
- Youth Mental Wellness
- General Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Preventing Youth Suicide by Promoting Resilience
- Engaging in Courageous Conversations
- And More!
Conversations for Parents and Anyone Who Cares about Kids
Audience: Adults
The monthly seminar series offers educational programs that help parents, caregivers, and community members to recognize, understand, and deal with potential problems that can surface during developmental years. We encourage all adults to be proactive and join us to learn about what our youth are faced with today. Each session will provide tools and techniques to effectively respond to and support the young people in our lives.
2024 Dates Coming Soon!
Held the third Thursdays in September, October, November, January, February, and March. No registration is required.
This series is brought to the Centre County Region by Jana Marie Foundation, Youth Service Bureau, Communities That Care Partnership, and State College Area School District administration, faculty, and staff. To view past recordings, please visit www.scasd.org/straighttalk.
Talk Saves Lives
Audience: All
30 Minutes
Talk Saves Lives is a community-based presentation that covers the general scope of suicide, the research on prevention, and what people can do to fight suicide. Attendees will learn the risk and warning signs of suicide, and how together, we can help prevent it. This program was developed by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Mind Matters
Audience: 6th – 12th grade students
Suggested 2 Hours
All of us, at some point or another, will need to overcome adversity in our lifetime. Having the opportunity to identify sources of stress and learn practical and healthy ways to cope can assist individuals thrive despite being faced with challenges.
Mind Matters is a two hour course designed to help 6th – 12th grade students learn how to navigate through the tough times and grow from their experiences. Through this interactive course, students will learn to identify sources of stress and practice a variety of techniques to help build mindfulness, hardiness, and positive mindset.
Compassion Resilience
Audience: All
Length will vary
We all face challenges and the need the overcome adversity in our lives. During this interactive presentation, Jana Marie Foundation will discuss what resilience means and the ways we can nurture and develop our skills. The presentation will include practical tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately to help build resilience in yourself and the young people in your life. This course can be customized to fit the needs of your organization or group.
Compassion Resilience: Compassion in Action in the Workplace (90-minute session)
Compassion fatigue and resilience will affect you differently depending on your history, identity, and social position in your organization. Still, there are practical steps you can take to further your compassion—for self and others—as well as increase your resiliency to the inevitable stressors inherent in meaningful work: This is compassion in action.
This course will ground and inform perspectives about how individuals can start to build compassion resilience. It also offers a lens to deepen our knowledge of how to fuel the energy of a diverse staff that is stretched thin.
Contact Christine Hughes at [email protected] for more information or to schedule a session.
Compassion Resilience for Parents and Caregivers is an eight-week course that meets once per week at Schlow Library and provides participants the opportunity to meet like-minded people, discuss challenges, and learn skills to help navigate the joys and responsibilities of caregiving. The course meets on Thursdays in the Sun Room from 12:15-1:45 pm. Bring a lunch. This course is FREE to the public. The next session begins January 9, 2025.
Interested in one of the courses above?
Let us know and we will reach out to talk about bringing training to your organization or group.
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