This is an 8 hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.

Participants will learn:

• The potential risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety/trauma, psychosis, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and self-injury.
• An understanding of the prevalence of various mental health disorders in the U.S. and the need for reduced stigma in their communities.
• A 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources, and knowledge to assess the situation, to select and implement appropriate interventions, and to help the individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional care.
• The evidence-based professional, peer, social, and self-help resources available to help someone with a mental health problem.

To register:

Contact Tasha Norton
Youth Health Educator
Tasha.Norton@snahc.org
(916) 341-0576 x2292

Space is limited!

This program is funded by the Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services through the voter approved Proposition 63, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)