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Course Instructions
This training is audio-enabled. Plug in your headset or make sure your speakers are turned up throughout the training.
The training will take approximately 60-minutes to complete all lessons and modules. As a reminder, this training is designed for behavioral health staff working in or with schools.
Throughout the training, you will be also asked to read, watch videos and answer questions. Some of the questions will be multiple-choice, while others will ask you to reflect on what you have learned. To be recognized as a Mental Health Ally, you will need to complete the entire training and correctly answer questions.
Once you have completed the training, additional mental health resources and badges designating you as a Mental Health Ally will be available to download.
Learning Outcomes
This training offers behavioral health staff an overview of the Let’s Talk campaign, presents its alignment with the mental health services that you offer, and outlines strategies for amplifying mental health support in your school community.
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Describe the Let’s Talk NYC campaign
- Understand the purpose of Mental Health Allies in schools
- Align this campaign with your existing efforts to support student mental health
- Access new mental health resources for students
References
References
- American School Counselor Association (2018) The School Counselor and Confidentiality (pages 18-19) https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Standards-Positions/Position-Statements/ASCA-Position-Statements/The-School-Counselor-and-Confidentiality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, November 30). COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death by Race/Ethnicity. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investigations-discovery/hospitalization-death-by-race-ethnicity.html
- Chegg.org. (August 2020) Covid-19 and Mental Health: How America’s High School and College Students are coping during the Pandemic. Retrieved from: https://www.chegg.org/covid-19-mental-health-2020
- Mental Health America (2020) Know the Signs: Recognizing Mental Health Concerns In Kids and Teens. Retrieved from: https://mhanational.org/racism-and-mental-health
- Mental Health America. (2020). Racism and Mental Health. https://mhanational.org/racism-and-mental-health
- Mental Health America. (2020, October 20). COVID-19 and Mental Health: A Growing Crisis. https://mhanational.org/research-reports/covid-19-and-mental-health-growing-crisis
- National Alliance on Mental Illness. The Issue: Mental Health in Schools. Retrieved from: https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Policy-Priorities/Intervene-Early/Mental-Health-in-Schools
- Regulation of the Chancellor, Child Abuse and Maltreatment A-750 (2017) Retrieved from: https://cdn-blob-prd.azureedge.net/prd-pws/docs/default-source/default-document-library/a-750-9-28-2017-final-remediated-wcag2-0.pdf
- Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America (2019) https://theactionalliance.org/resource/ring-alarm-crisis-black-youth-suicide-america
- MIT Technology Review, “An AI is training counselors to deal with teens in crisis”, Web. Accessed March 16, 2021 https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/26/1020010/trevor-project-ai-suicide-hotline-training/
- The Steve Fund. (Fall 2020) Adapting and Innovating to Promote Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being of young People of Color: Covid-19 and Beyond. Retrieved from: https://www.stevefund.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CRISIS-RESPONSE-TASK-FORCE-STEVE-FUND-REPORT.pdf
- The Center for Health and HealthCare in Schools (February 28, 2012) Children’s Mental Health Needs, Disparities and School Based Services: A Fact Sheet. Retrieved from: https://h1f.db7.myftpupload.com/issue-areas/school-based-mental-health/background/fact-sheet/
