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

This can be a collaborative experience online or in person. Examples include:

- Let’s Talk About Mental Health
- Let’s Talk About Suicide Prevention
- Building Healthy Relationships
- Resilience Building for Self, Peers, and Communities

Contact Courtney Young through our Contact Us page for possibilities in this space. We are willing to work with your community no matter how young or old!

Trainings for Organizations or Communities

Trainings are available through our partnering organizations. Depending on what you’re looking for, we can connect you with partners to help you fill your educational training needs.

Trainings from Helpline Center in Sioux Falls include these topics:

- QPR
- Mental Health First Aid
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Teen Mental Health First Aid
- Safety Planning
- Means Restriction
- ASIST

The American Foundation on Suicide Prevention (AFSP) offers trainings on topics that include:

- Talk Saves Lives
- More Than Sad
- It’s Real (documentary)
- Mental Health First Aid
- SafeSide Prevention
- Signs Matter: Early Detection
- Soul Shop
- Stronger Communities: LGBTQ Suicide Prevention

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) offers a variety of presentations that include:

- NAMI Basics
- NAMI Family-to-Family
- Ending the Silence (ETS)
- In Our Own Voice
- Mental Health 101
- Mental Health in the Workplace
- Say It Out Loud

The Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board in Rapid City also offers training. See their behavioral health training options here.

Customized Curriculum for Your Course or School

Whether it’s a curriculum for a short hour, multiple lectures, or an entire course, we can meet to decide what’s best and help secure meaningful education. Resilience education for incoming college freshmen is one example of a curriculum we have developed. Contact Courtney Young through our Contact Us page with inquiries.