Mental Health 101

This training provides foundational knowledge around mental illness and suicide prevention, current resources, and supports including:
  • Recognizing signs and symptoms related to mental health conditions
  • Understanding impact of stigma and trauma
  • Skills for intervening with someone exhibiting signs of crisis
  • Identifying resources and avenues for referral
This course is also available as part of a discounted 2-hour course bundle. Learn more about our School Personnel Virtual Training Bundle.
Format

Self-Paced Online Course

Duration

1 Hour

Price

$16

Certificate

Upon completion

Learning Objectives:
  • Recognize signs and symptoms related to mental health conditions
  • Understand the impact of stigma and trauma
  • Develop skills for intervening with someone exhibiting signs of crisis
  • Identify resources and avenues for referral
Key Topics:
  • Understand that mental illness is a brain disorder
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Communication
  • Building awareness of the impact stigma has on individuals, family, and community

Why Attend?

Recognize and understand mental health conditions.

Develop skills to intervene at signs of crisis.

Learn about available resources and referral options.

Don't miss this opportunity to better understand mental health conditions – and be ready to connect folks with help and hope.

Meet the Presenter

Michelle Wagner (she/her)

Director of Support and Outreach Programs
Michelle Wagner, MS, MTS is the Director of Support and Outreach Programs at NAMI New Hampshire (National Alliance on Mental Illness). There she provides leadership for a team dedicated to mental health program development, implementation, and evaluation. In 2019, Michelle began her previous role at NAMI NH, overseeing projects which supported the state’s First Episode Psychosis/Early Serious Mental Illness initiative.

Initially pursuing a vocational path in business, Michelle chose to shift her course and entered the medical field by becoming a registered nurse in 2000. With the onset of mental health symptoms in family members, Michelle’s experience of societal stigma prompted her to want to normalize the conversation about mental health and provide education and advocacy. She pursued a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, graduating in 2017, and continued her education by completing a Master of Theological Studies from Boston University in 2023.
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