MHA Georgia

La Salud Mental 101
2025-07-31 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Todo el mundo tiene salud mental: se define por cómo pensamos, sentimos, nos comportamos y afrontamos las cosas. En este seminario, aprenderá las diferencias entre el sufrimiento mental y la enfermedad mental, los trastornos comunes del estado de ánimo y la ansiedad y sus signos y síntomas, así como estrategias de afrontamiento eficaces para los periodos de estrés.
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OWL: Living With Mental Illness
2025-08-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-19 16:00 - 17:00
Most people know someone living with mental illness or may experience it themselves. There are many skills that can be acquired to manage mental illness in daily living. This 1-hour seminar will explore common mental health disorders, provide effective ways to support someone with a mental illness, and promote wellness and eliminate stigma associated with mental illness.
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
2025-08-20 12:00 - 13:15
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is an educational program designed to teach gatekeepers-those who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworker, police officers)-the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond by following three steps: Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, persuade the person to seek and accept help, and refer the person to appropriate resources. This 75 minute training is delivered by instructors certified by the QPR Institute.
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OWL - Construyendo Resiliencia en los Jovenes
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:00
Durante el desarrollo de un niño, su desarrollo socioemocional es tan importante como su crecimiento físico. A través de este seminario, los participantes aprenderán sobre el desarrollo socioemocional y el impacto del trauma, identificarán formas de desarrollar y fortalecer la resiliencia en los niños y demostrarán prácticas de autocuidado para prevenir el agotamiento de los cuidadores.
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OWL: Caregiver Wellness
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
Caregiving is a role that we play daily to others that are in our lives simply because we care for and love those individuals. Through this 1-hour seminar, participants will recognize and manage stress as an aspect of self-care and explore strategies to develop or add to your self-care plan.
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OWL: Mental Health 101
2026-01-08 12:00 - 13:00
Everyone has mental health, it is defined by how we think, feel, behave, and cope. Through this 1-hour seminar, participants will learn to explain the difference between mental distress and mental illness, describe common mood and anxiety disorders and their signs and symptoms, and demonstrate effective coping strategies during period of stress.
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Question, Persuade, and Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2026-01-14 12:00 - 13:15
Mental Health America of Georgia is pleased to offer QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention as an online training to our community. QPR is a 75-minute educational program designed to teach lay and professional “gatekeepers” the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. Gatekeepers can include anyone who is strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworkers, police officers). The process follows three steps: (1) Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, (2) Persuade the person to seek and accept help, and (3) Refer the person to appropriate resources. Trainees will receive a digital QPR booklet and a resource tool that includes local referral resources. The training is delivered by certified QPR gatekeeper instructors.
As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn to:
– Recognize the warning signs of suicide
– Know how to offer hope
– Know how to get help and save a life
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LEAP: Mental Health in the Workplace
2026-02-10 10:30 - 11:00
It is important to maintain a healthy balance between work, home, school, and personal life to improve work performance and personal relationships. While work can be stressful, it is important to advocate and maintain your mental wellness within the workplace. In this Mental Health in the Workplace workshop, you will learn appropriate coping tools to practice self-care and maintain work-life balance, how to locate resources within your workplace and in the community to promote positive mental health, and how to appropriately advocate for yourself within the work culture.
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This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!

OWL: Mental Health Crisis
2026-03-12 12:00
Mental health has a spectrum of health states, from wellness to illness. Mental crisis can occur at any point along the spectrum. Through this 1-hour seminar, participants will learn types of mental crises, assess for risk of harm, identify effective coping strategies to empower individuals to seek help and demonstrate ways to effectively respond to a person in crisis.
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OWL: Supporting Veterans and Their Families
2026-03-17 16:00 - 17:00
Often mental health and mental illness are misunderstood by individuals due to lack of knowledge, stigma associated with mental illness, and avoidance of conversations regarding mental health and wellness. It is important to understand that everyone has mental health, but not everyone is diagnosed with a mental illness. Understanding the scope of suicide among veterans and recognizing risk factors to administer immediate intervention is crucial to supporting veterans suffering with experience-related mental health challenges.
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LEAP: Mental Health Basics
2026-03-24 10:30 - 11:00
Everyone has mental health! It is defined by how we think, feel, behave, and cope. This introduction to mental health will share the difference between mental health and mental distress, common mood and anxiety disorders along with their symptoms, and effective coping strategies to use during periods of stress.
This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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Mental Health First Aid (Adult)
2026-03-24 11:00 - 17:00
Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches adults 18 and older:
• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care.
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OWL: Building Resilience in Youth
2026-04-02 16:00 - 17:00
While a child is developing, their social-emotional development is just as important as their physical growth. Through this 1-hour seminar, participants will learn about social emotional development and the impact of trauma, identify ways to build and strengthen resilience in children and demonstrate self-care practices to prevent caregiver fatigue.
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LEAP: Character Counts
2026-04-09 14:00 - 14:30
Navigating your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors within the world can be challenging and confusing. While trying to gain self-awareness we not only have to manage our own emotions but also be able to build positive and healthy relationships with others and be responsible in our decision-making. This workshop supports building character for success, and you will be able to identify the characteristics needed to increase your social-emotional literacy, assess your needs and how to manage positive outcomes, and practice how to maintain healthy environments and relationships while tackling life’s tough decisions. Trust me, you can do it all!
This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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LEAP: Networking 101
2026-04-24 14:00 - 14:30
Networking can feel intimidating at first, but when you prepare and practice how to lead conversations with new people, it can be quite rewarding. Through our Networking 101 workshop we will help you learn how to confidently navigate social settings and how to prepare your networking intentions to encourage success, how to use coping skills to reduce anxious feelings when speaking with other individuals, and how to manage appropriate conversations with your networking audience.
This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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Mental Health 101
2026-05-05 10:00 - 11:00
Everyone has mental health, it is defined by how we think, feel, behave, and cope. Through this seminar, participants will learn to explain the difference between mental distress and mental illness, describe common mood and anxiety disorders and their signs and symptoms, and demonstrate effective coping strategies during period of stress.
Register for this event here

LEAP: Mental Health Basics
2026-05-07 14:00 - 14:30
Everyone has mental health! It is defined by how we think, feel, behave, and cope. This introduction to mental health will share the difference between mental health and mental distress, common mood and anxiety disorders along with their symptoms, and effective coping strategies to use during periods of stress.
This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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LEAP: Building Resilience and Coping
2026-05-12 11:00 - 11:30
Life can be difficult sometimes and the way that we react to life’s stressors can have a positive or negative affect on our wellbeing. Being equipped with effective coping skills can boost our resiliency and reduce stress. Join us for our Building Resilience and Coping workshop to understand the relationship between our mental health and ability to use coping skills, identify what coping strategies are best for you, and create a plan that will support you in reducing stress and promote positive daily activities. This program is geared toward ages 16- 26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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OWL: Mental Health Crisis
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00
Mental health has a spectrum of health states, from wellness to illness. Mental crisis can occur at any point along the spectrum. Through this 1-hour seminar, participants will learn types of mental crises, assess for risk of harm, identify effective coping strategies to empower individuals to seek help and demonstrate ways to effectively respond to a person in crisis.
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
2026-05-20 12:00 - 13:15
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is an educational program designed to teach gatekeepers-those who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworker, police officers)-the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond by following three steps: Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, persuade the person to seek and accept help, and refer the person to appropriate resources. This 75 minute training is delivered by instructors certified by the QPR Institute.
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LEAP: Developing Future Aspirations
2026-05-26 10:30 - 11:00
Do you have a dream or future aspiration you wish to accomplish? Take a step back and ask yourself this question, “What steps am I taking to get there?”. Sometimes we are unsure of how to start the process to develop and reach our personal or professional goals. In this Developing Future Aspirations workshop learn how to describe different types of goals within various areas of life, examine your current interests to discover potentials aspirations, and plan out how make your dreams a reality. This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
2026-05-26 11:00 - 17:00
Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches adults 18 and older:
• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care.
Pre-work is require to attend this training.
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OWL: Stress Management
2026-05-28 12:00 - 13:00
Most people know someone living with mental illness or may experience it themselves. There are many skills that can be acquired to manage mental illness in daily living. This hour-long training will explore common mental health disorders, provide effective ways to support someone with a mental illness, and promote wellness and eliminate stigma associated with mental illness.
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OWL: Maternal Mental Health
2026-06-04 12:00 - 13:00
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are the most common complication of pregnancy. 1 in 7 moms and 1 in 10 dads suffer from postpartum depression yet only 40% of mothers will seek treatment for their depression. While pregnancy and childbirth can be an exciting and celebratory time for mothers and families, PMADs can have profound adverse effects on the women, children, and their family’s mental, physical, and emotional health. Join us as we discuss common perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and also look at effective screening tools to utilize.
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LEAP: Developing Independence
2026-06-04 14:00 - 14:30
When becoming independent there are many factors you should take into account such as, the ability to take care of your whole self, utilizing community resources, how to navigate the world, and being able to advocate for the things you want out of life. During our Developing Independence workshop, you will learn how to increase your self-awareness and manage healthy living, how to engage in self-advocacy for all areas of your life and learn strategies to set boundaries and maintain healthy relationships while navigating your independence.
This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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OWL: Workplace Wellness
2026-06-09 10:00 - 11:00
Maintaining a healthy balance between work and home improves work performance and personal relationships. Through this 60-minute seminar, learn to explain the difference between mental distress and mental illness, describe common mood and anxiety disorders and their signs and symptoms, and demonstrate effective coping strategies for personal & professional settings.
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LEAP: Adulting 101
2026-06-12 14:00 - 14:30
Youth and young adults are juggling completing school, finding a career, staying healthy, and trying to maintain a social life now and then. This leaves little time to figure out complicated life choices such as household maintenance, budgeting and managing credit, and health and life insurance. Join us for a general overview of things to know as you adapt to gaining independence and becoming an adult. This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
2026-06-17 12:00 - 13:15
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention is an educational program designed to teach gatekeepers-those who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide (e.g., parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, caseworker, police officers)-the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond by following three steps: Question the individual’s desire or intent regarding suicide, persuade the person to seek and accept help, and refer the person to appropriate resources. This 75-minute training is delivered by instructors certified by the QPR Institute.
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LEAP: Financial Literacy 101
2026-06-18 14:00 - 14:30
Our finances play a large role in our lives and can actually impact our overall health. It is important to understand and to promote positive financial health to maintain overall wellness for ourselves and our futures. Financial Literacy 101 is part one to a two part series. In Financial Literacy 101, you will gain an understanding of financial wellness and the role it plays in our overall health, learn the appropriate language and tools necessary for short- and long-term financial goals, and identify strategies to promote financial success for you and your future.
This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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