Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth.

This 5.5 hour in person training gives adults who work and interact with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 12-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

• Date/Time: June 17, 8:00AM - 2:00PM
• Target audience: Professionals, educators, parents and community members who work and interact with youth
• Prerequisite: 2 hours of self-paced online prework must be completed prior to class
• Cost: Free, includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks & beverages. 
• Class size max: 30
• CEU: 7.5 clock hours. Each attendee is responsible for determining if the activity meets their licensing requriements for acceptable continuing education.

Adult Mental Health First Aid teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in adults.

This 6 hour in person training gives adults the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to another adult who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

• Date/Time: June 17, 8:00AM - 2:30PM
• Target audience: Professionals and community members who work and interact with other adults.
• Prerequisite: 2 hours of self-paced online prework must be completed prior to class
• Cost: Free, includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks & beverages. 
• Class size max: 30
• CEU: 8 clock hours. Each attendee is responsible for determining if the activity meets their licensing requriements for acceptable continuing education. 

At this training you'll learn:

• How to recognize an opioid overdose
• What naloxone/Narcan is and how it works
• How to properly administer naloxone to someone experiencing an overdose
• About Steve's Law/MN's Good Samaritan and Naloxone Law

Each participant will receive a naloxone kit and fentanyl test strips

• Date/Time: June 17, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
• Cost: Free
• Length of Training: 1 hour 
• Targeted audience: Everyone! Community Members & Professionals
• CEU: 1 clock hour available. Each attendee is responsible for determining if the activity meets their licensing requriements for acceptable continuing education.
• Class size max: 30 per session

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. It is the most widely taught gatekeeper training in the United States that teaches best practices in suicide prevention.

You will learn about suicide warning signs, myths & facts, local statistics and resources.

• Date/Time: June 17, 12:00PM - 2:00PM
• Target Audience: community members 18 years and older and professionals including health care workers, first responders, law enforcement, educators, clergy, bankers, lawyers and more!
• Cost: Free. 
• Class size max: 30
• CEU: 2 clock hours. Each attendee is responsible for determining if the activity meets their licensing requriements for acceptable continuing education.

At this training you'll learn:

• How to recognize an opioid overdose
• What naloxone/Narcan is and how it works
• How to properly administer naloxone to someone experiencing an overdose
• About Steve's Law/MN's Good Samaritan and Naloxone Law

Each participant will receive an IM naloxone kit and fentanyl test strips

• Date/Time: June 17, 2:30PM - 3:30PM
• Cost: Free
• Length of Training: 1 hour (POST Board approved for 1 hour of first aid education)
• Targeted audience: Everyone! Community Members & Professionals
• CEU: 1 clock hour available. Each attendee is responsible for determining if the activity meets their licensing requriements for acceptable continuing education.
• Class size max: 30 per session