Education & advocacy

Education & Training

We teach about mental health, resilience, and suicide prevention to a variety of audiences. We can also connect you with training sessions offered by other organizations if that works better for your location or your needs.

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While not everyone may experience a mental health condition or suicidal ideation, many of us have been touched by these topics, either in ourselves or in people we care about. Plus, we all may experience poor mental health and difficult emotions at times. The more we understand about mental health and the more we incorporate mental health, resilience, and suicide prevention education into our communities, the more lives we can improve.

Mental Health Educational Session/Presentation

Lost&Found staff can provide presentations on a variety of topics virtually and possibly in-person depending on the time frame. Topics include:

- Resilience
- Mental Health Awareness/Information
- Mental Health Statistics
- Protective/Risk Factors
- EARS Framework
- How to Seek Help
- Warning Signs of Suicide
- Trauma
- ACEs Overview
- Coping Skills
- Self-care
- Boundaries
- Navigating Relationships
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Language Matters/Inclusive Language
- Resources & Advocacy
- Active Listening

Presentations can be requested through this form.

Lost&Found’s Trainings for Organizations or Communities

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Mental Health First Aid reviews the risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems. This 8-hour course (6 hours in the classroom/2 on your own) emphasizes the importance of early intervention and covers how to help someone in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. The training helps individuals identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses. The training is intended for the general public. This training is free in South Dakota.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)

QPR is a one-to-two-hour training that teaches 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR to 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. This training is free in South Dakota.

Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM)

The oldest and most widely-used training on lethal means safety, CALM is a practical intervention training to increase the time and distance between individuals at risk of suicide and the most common and lethal methods. The 60-90-minute training includes handouts.

Contact us through this form to request training for your organization or community.

ABOUT OUR TRAININGS:

Presented by certified trainers in the field.
All trainings are based on the best practices registry from the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC).
Participants will receive personal certification upon completion.
In-person and virtual options are available.
A minimum of 15 participants are needed for a private group training.

Customized Offerings

If you are interested in a training but aren’t seeing exactly what you are looking for on this page, we can also customize a training or course for specific audiences. Contact us to start a conversation about what educational opportunities might be available for you.