FREE Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Training Classes
All classes are free and held at Glencoe City Center. Trainings take place on Wednesday, June 17, with the exception of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), which is a 16-hour, two-day training held June 16 & 17. Participants may register for multiple trainings as long as times do not overlap. Detailed class descriptions are available within each class ticket.
Registration deadlines are June 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM for ASIST and June 15, 2026 for all other trainings.
TWO-DAY TRAINING (JUNE 16 & 17)
MORNING TRAININGS (JUNE 17)
MIDDAY TRAININGS (JUNE 17)
AFTERNOON TRAININGS (JUNE 17)
*QPR is a prerequisite
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day (16 hour) interactive workship in suicide first aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety. Studies show that the ASIST method helps reduce suicidal feelings in those at risk and is a cost-effective way to help address the problem of suicide.
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 16, 8am-4:30pm and Wednesday, June 17, 8am-4:30pm
Requirement: Attendees must attend both days
Target audience: Adult community members & professionals
Cost: Free, includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks & beverages
Class size max: 20
CEU: 16 clock hours
Learning goals and objectives:
Over the course of their two-day workshop, ASIST participants learn to:
Workshop features:
Interactive workshop that teaches participants how to recognize someone having thoughts of suicide, how to engage them, and how to make sure they get help.
SafeTALK participants will learn to:
Date/Time: June 17, 8:00AM - 11:30AM (includes lunch)
Targeted audience: Professionals and farmers, farm family members, and community members who work with or support them (federal/state/county agencies, lenders, accountants, veterinarians, ag-oriented businesses ie. feed and implement dealers, agronomists, faith leaders, medical and mental health providers, etc.)
Cost: Free
Class Size Max: 30
CEU: 3.5 clock hours (POST Board approved for 3.5 hours of Mandated Training: Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crisis [1,4,5,7]).
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, 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
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.
CEU: 8 clock hours
Become trained as a 2B CONTINUED Ambassador. This training is required in order to volunteer in our county fair booth and at other outreach events.
Date/Time: June 17, 2026, 8:30AM - 9:30AM
Target Audience: Community members who currently or are looking to volunteer with 2B CONTINUED
At this training you'll learn:
Each participant will receive an IM naloxone kit and fentanyl test strips
Date/Time: June 17, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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
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. This training is funded by a grant from McLeod Meeker Sibley County Community Health Services
CEU: 2 clock hours (POST Board approved for 1 hour of Mandated Training: Crisis Intervention and Mental Illness Crisis [1,5,6,8])
Date/Time: June 17, 2026, 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Target Audience: community members who currently or are looking to volunteer with 2B CONTINUED
Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) focuses on how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves.
It covers how to:
Participants will be expected to role-play coaching others on Reducing Access to Lethal Means.
Date/Time: June 17, 2:15PM - 5:15PM
Prerequisite: Completion of QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) Class, offered from 12-2PM (can opt out if previously completed)
Target audience: designed for mental health professionals such as social service professionals and health care providers: case manager, nurse, ARHMS, social worker, CTSS, RN, LPN, MD, licensed therapist, and law enforcement officers.
CEU: 3 clock hours (POST Board approved for 3 hours of general continuing education)
Date/Time: June 17, 2:30PM - 3:30PM
Length of Training: 1 hour (POST Board approved for 1 hour of first aid education)
