Training & learning
Mental health training, built around your people
Practical, evidence-based skills for organizations and individuals delivered in a way that fits how your team actually works.
Programs
Certified programs and presentations
Some programs lead to a national certification; others are presentations that build awareness. Pick the tab that fits your goals—each one notes its length and delivery options.
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Learn to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in young people ages 12–18. Built for teachers, school staff, coaches, youth leaders, and parents—anyone who works with kids.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
About 6.5 content hours. Available in person or blended (a short self-paced online portion plus an instructor-led session). Scheduling can be tailored to your team—full day, half-days, or split sessions.
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Learn how to recognize and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in adults, and how to connect someone to the right help. Ideal for employers, frontline staff, first responders, and caring individuals.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
About 7.5 content hours. Available in person or blended. Can be delivered as a full day or split into shorter sessions to fit your operations.
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A program that equips teens with the skills to support friends who may be struggling and to reach a trusted adult. A strong fit for high schools and youth programs.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
Delivered across multiple short sessions designed for the school setting. A newly updated edition makes scheduling flexible; Karen will work with you on the right rollout.
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Short, practical suicide-prevention training that teaches three steps anyone can use to help save a life: how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. No clinical background needed.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
About 60–90 minutes. Available in person or virtually, it’s an easy fit for staff meetings, professional development, or community events.
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An accessible, community-friendly presentation on suicide prevention: the scope of the problem, the research on what protects people, and the warning signs everyone should know. Attendees receive a certificate of attendance.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
About 60–90 minutes. Available in person or virtual. AFSP also offers companion presentations—It’s Real and More Than Sad—that Karen can deliver on request.
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Don’t see an exact fit? Karen designs custom sessions—athlete mental health, understanding depression, self-care and wellness, building a prevention-prepared community, and more—shaped around your group’s needs.
LENGTH & DELIVERY
Length and format are built around your goals and schedule. The best place to start is a quick conversation.
EXAMPLESManaging Anxiety and Back-to-School
Athlete Mental Health
Understanding Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Prevention Prepared Communities
Understanding Depression and Anxiety
The Importance of Self-Care, Belonging and Connection
Training built for your needs
Work with Karen to shape a program around your group’s specific challenges and schedule.
Tailored
Impact
What you gain from mental health training
Training creates real change. Participants leave with practical skills, more confidence, and the ability to support others through mental health challenges.
Plan with Purpose
Learn to spot the early signs of a mental health or substance use challenge before it escalates.
Build supportive communities
Create classrooms, workplaces, and groups where people feel safe talking about mental health.
Respond with confidence
Know what to say and do when someone is struggling, and how to connect them to the right help.
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