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Mental Health Awareness Month | Sharing from SAMHSA 💚![]()
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Mental health touches every one of us 💚 Whether directly or through someone we love, it matters. Let’s commit to talking about it with the care and honesty it deserves.![]()
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Observed since 1949, this month is a reminder that awareness, education, and access to care matter. For over 20 years, SAMHSA has supported this effort each May by sharing resources and uplifting communities.![]()
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Learn more: www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health/facts![]()
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#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #SeeThePerson #MHAM2026
🗣️ FREE Virtual Training: CALM Conversations![]()
(Counseling on Access to Lethal Means)![]()
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This training is designed to help community members, parents, educators, and organizations learn how to talk about suicide safely and support someone who may be at risk.![]()
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You will learn how to:![]()
✔️ Recognize suicide warning signs![]()
✔️ Ask supportive and direct questions![]()
✔️ Discuss means safety with confidence![]()
✔️ Connect individuals to helpful resources![]()
✔️ Build confidence in having challenging but important conversations![]()
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Everyone can learn skills that help save lives. 💛![]()
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📅 Choose one date:![]()
• 6/9/26 at 10:00 AM![]()
• 9/14/26 at 5:00 PM![]()
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📲 Register using the link or QR code on the flyer:![]()
forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kaA37Ka55UeY0JA9SkGSA0yPsiJeBhhNnoWi86mC5dNUMzZDNTZGM…
💚 Thriving Together Learning Series 💚![]()
Join ND THRIVES for a free, live virtual program designed to equip medical and behavioral health professionals in rural and Tribal North Dakota with the tools to lead change. Together, we’ll build capacity, foster collaboration, and advance suicide prevention efforts across our communities.![]()
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✨ Upcoming Topics:![]()
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📅 May 20, 2026 – Suicide Postvention![]()
📅 July 15, 2026 – QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)![]()
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✅ Sessions via Zoom | Pre-registration required![]()
🎓 Free CEUs available for ND Social Workers, Nurses, Counselors, LACs, and OTs![]()
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Register Now: und.zoom.us/meeting/register/1GKHKtogT-S9Gjo5u5xMwg#/![]()
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Let’s grow, learn, and build a thriving community of care. 🌿![]()
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#NDThrives #SuicidePrevention #RuralHealth #MentalHealthProfessionals #ThrivingTogether
Learn strategies that save lives. 💙![]()
The FREE CALM Clinical Workshop is designed for clinicians, first responders, hotline staff, primary care providers, and anyone working with individuals at elevated suicide risk.![]()
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This 3.5-hour virtual training focuses on counseling families and individuals on safely reducing access to lethal means, especially firearms and medications, during times of crisis.![]()
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🗓 Multiple virtual training dates available:![]()
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June 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM![]()
September 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM![]()
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💻 CEUs provided![]()
💰 Free to attend![]()
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Register here ⬇️![]()
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#SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthTraining #CALMTraining #Clinicians #CrisisIntervention #MeansSafety #FirearmSafety #MedicationSafety #PublicHealth #CEUs
In-Person safeTALK Training – Minot, ND (Free)![]()
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🗓 Friday, June 5![]()
⏰ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM![]()
📍 Minot Public Library![]()
516 2nd Ave SW![]()
Minot, ND 58701![]()
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This free training is sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. 💙![]()
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safeTALK is a 3-hour suicide alertness training that prepares anyone age 15+ to become a suicide-alert helper. Many individuals experiencing thoughts of suicide are ambivalent and communicate invitations for help through their words and behaviors. safeTALK-trained participants learn to recognize these signals and connect individuals to life-saving resources, including caregivers trained in ASIST. 🧠🤝![]()
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By the end of the training, participants will be able to:![]()
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• Challenge attitudes that inhibit open conversations about suicide![]()
• Recognize when someone may be experiencing thoughts of suicide![]()
• Ask directly and clearly about suicide![]()
• Listen in a way that shows concerns are taken seriously![]()
• Connect the person quickly to trained suicide intervention support![]()
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CEUs approved:![]()
• 3 regular ND Social Work CEUs (0 ethics) 🎓![]()
• CEUs available for ND Law Enforcement, Nurses, and EMS![]()
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Register here (Free Registration):![]()
myfirstlink.org/trainings/safetalk-6-5/![]()
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