TAKE A CLASS. SAVE A LIFE.
Our expertise staff offer a variety of free mental health trainings that might help you or someone you know. Trainings are open to all and topics can include:
- Military Cultural Competency – This entry level course that will enable you to become more aware of the military and veteran community as well enable you to become a peer mentor with the Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN). This training is designed to provide volunteers with frontline intervention tools to address the immediate basic needs of individual service members, veterans, and their families.
- CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means – This workshop is designed to help providers implement strategies to put time and distance between someone at risk of suicide and lethal means. This workshop includes relevant information on suicide and the public health approach to suicide prevention.
- AS+K: Ask About Suicide – This is a suicide prevention curriculum teaches the public to recognize the warning signs, clues and suicidal communications of people in psychological distress, and what action to take to prevent a possible tragedy.
- Mental Health First Aid for Veterans – Learn how to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance abuse challenges.
Contact Us to Schedule a Free Mental Health Training
Trainings can be customized to your business, faith-based group, or community group. They can be offered in-person or virtually. For more information, please contact: militaryprogramsh4h@samaritan-center.org.