Mental Health Education

Building stronger, more prepared communities
through education & reducing stigma.

We provide evidence-based mental health education, early intervention, and suicide prevention programs for teens, educators, workplaces, organizations, and community members
throughout Central New York.

Our Impact Across Central New York

individuals who are making mental health matter!
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7

Trainings & Course Offered

10

Counties Served

1,478

Adults Educated & Connected

4,862

Teens Educated & Connected

20

School District Partners​

Learn more about our Trainings

Our Trainings

Evidence-Based Education. Knowledge That Saves Lives.

A public health education training that teaches participants to recognize, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges.
Courses include:

It's Real:
Teens & Mental Health

A mental health education program designed to help students better understand mental health, recognize challenges, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking.

QPR:
Question, Persuade, Refer

A practical suicide prevention training that teaches participants how to recognize warning signs, ask directly about suicide, persuade someone to seek help, and connect them with appropriate resources.

Suicide Safety for Teachers & School Staff

Designed specifically for school professionals to increase awareness of suicide risk, warning signs, appropriate responses, and the importance of connecting students with support.

Talk Saves Lives™

An introductory suicide prevention education program that helps participants understand the scope of suicide, current research, risk and protective factors, warning signs, and prevention strategies.

It's Real:
Teens & Mental Health

A mental health education program designed to help students better understand mental health, recognize challenges, reduce stigma, and encourage help-seeking.

Suicide Safety for Teachers & School Staff

Designed specifically for school professionals to increase awareness of suicide risk, warning signs, appropriate responses, and the importance of connecting students with support.

Talk Saves Lives™

An introductory suicide prevention education program that helps participants understand the scope of suicide, current research, risk and protective factors, warning signs, and prevention strategies.

teen Mental Health First Aid

A school-based program that teaches teens how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in friends and peers and connect them with a trusted adult.

Youth Mental Health First Aid

For teachers, school staff, coaches, parents, caregivers, and other adults who regularly interact with young people.

Adult Mental Health
First Aid

For adults who want to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use challenges in other adults.
Community Specific classes include: Public Safety, Fire/EMS, Military/Veterans, Rural Communities, Higher Education, and Older Adults

QPR:
Question, Persuade, Refer

A practical suicide prevention training that teaches participants how to recognize warning signs, ask directly about suicide, persuade someone to seek help, and connect them with appropriate resources.

Talk Saves Lives™

An introductory suicide prevention education program that helps participants understand the scope of suicide, current research, risk and protective factors, warning signs, and prevention strategies.

Upcoming Community Trainings

Thursday, October 29 2026
  • Upstate Mobile Mammography Breast Cancer Screenings

    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    6 hours
    Madison County Rural Health Council, Inc, 2662 US-20, Cazenovia, NY 13035

    Cherry Valley Professional Bldg, corner of Mosley Rd and Route 20

    You are eligible to use the van if you:
          • Are 40 years or older
          • Have not had a mammogram in the last year
          • Show no signs or symptoms of breast cancer
          • Are insured or uninsured
    Make an appointment online or call (315)464-2588

Thursday, November 19 2026
  • Beyond The Storm. Breaking Through the Chaos: An Evening of Hope, Healing and Advocacy

    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    3 hours
    Hampton Inn & Suites Cazenovia, 25 Lakers Ln, Cazenovia, NY 13035

    Guest Speaker  |  Buffet Dinner  |  Silent Auction  |  Book Signing

    Beyond the Storm is an evening centered on hope, healing, meaningful conversation, and advocacy. The event will bring community members, local leaders, businesses, and partners together for an experience designed to remind people that difficult seasons do not have to define what comes next.

    Featured speaker: Cohen Miles-Rath, MSW, author of Mending Reality, and featured in The New York Times, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, and Psychology Today.

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