MHA Georgia

OWL: Supporting Veterans and their Families
2023-08-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
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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OWL: Mental Health Crisis
2023-08-22 10:00 - 11:00
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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LEAP: Character Counts
2023-08-24 18:00 - 18:30
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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Question, Persuade, and Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2023-09-06 10:00 - 11:15, 2023-09-20 12:00 - 13:15, 2024-01-24 13:00 - 14:15
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: Putting Your Best Interview Forward
2023-09-07 10:00 - 10:30
Whether you are preparing for employment, school admissions, or even trying to gain more knowledge about a person, place, or thing, your interviewing skills will determine the outcome. Preparation is key in having a successful interview and in this workshop, you will learn appropriate tools to effectively engage in any type of interview, prepare yourself to have successful interactions through virtual or in-person settings, and how to present the best follow-up that will make you the one to remember.
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This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!

OWL: Building Resilience in Youth
2023-09-12 10:00 - 11:00
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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Question, Persuade, and Refer: Entrenamiento de Prevención de Suicidios
2023-09-12 18:00 - 19:15
Question, Persuade, and Refer es un programa educativo que les enseña a reconocer los signos de advertencia de una crisis suicida y aprenden a preguntar, persuadir y recomendar a alguien para que ayude. QPR tiene la intención de ofrecer esperanza a través de la acción positiva.
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OWL: Maternal Mental Health
2023-09-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-29 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 Future Aspirations
2023-09-28 15:30 - 16:00
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.
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This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.

Adult Mental Health First Aid
2023-09-29 09:00 - 14:30
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.
2 hours of pre-work is required to attend virtual training.
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LEAP: Mind on My Money (Financial Literacy 101)
2023-10-03 10:00 - 10:30
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 part of the LEAP series geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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OWL: Supporting Veterans and Their Families
2023-10-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-07 18:00 - 19:00
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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Question, Persuade, and Refer: Entrenamiento de Prevención de Suicidios
2023-10-09 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-11-14 18:00 - 19:15
Question, Persuade, and Refer es un programa educativo que les enseña a reconocer los signos de advertencia de una crisis suicida y aprenden a preguntar, persuadir y recomendar a alguien para que ayude. QPR tiene la intención de ofrecer esperanza a través de la acción positiva.
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Question, Persuade, and Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2023-10-11 12:00 - 13:15, 2024-03-06 13:00 - 14:15
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: Plan Out Your Best Life
2023-10-12 15:30 - 16:00
Often, it can be difficult and discouraging to set up goals for ourselves and we may not know where to start. Take a step forward into our goal setting workshop guided with tools and strategies in developing your own life plan, learn how to set and accomplish both short and long-term goals, and how to generate future goals that will bring you closer to living your best life.
This program is part of the LEAP series geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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LEAP: Financial Literacy 102
2023-10-19 15:30 - 16:00
Let’s talk about long-term financial goals! Financial forms such as IRS W4/W9/W2 documents and doing your taxes can be confusing but learning how to understand these financial documents can set you up for financial success and what it means to actively engage in your financial civic duties. In our Financial Literacy 102 workshop, we will increase our financial literacy and explore its role in long-term financial health, learn how to prepare important and mandatory financial documents, and learn strategies to fulfill financial duties.
This program is part of the LEAP series geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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Question, Persuade, and Refer: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2023-11-15 13:00 - 14:15

LEAP: It's About Time (Management)
2023-12-12 10:30 - 12:00
There are 24 hours in a day, how do you juggle it all in order to make the most out of your time? Join us for our time management and organization workshop to learn more about the relationship between your time management and how to organize your priorities, how to develop strategies to create useful time management skills that will support your success in school and your career, and practice using these skills to fulfill your daily and life goals.
This program is geared toward ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend.
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LEAP: Putting Your Best Interview Forward
2024-04-11 15:30 - 16:00
Whether you are preparing for employment, school admissions, or even trying to gain more knowledge about a person, place, or thing, your interviewing skills will determine the outcome. Preparation is key in having a successful interview and in this workshop you will learn appropriate tools to effectively engage in any type of interview, prepare yourself to have successful interactions through virtual or in-person settings, and how to present the best follow-up that will make you the one to remember.
This program is geared towards ages 16-26. Those over 26 are welcome to attend!
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Question, Persuade, and Refer: Entrenamiento de Prevención de Suicidios
2024-04-18 18:00 - 19:15
Question, Persuade, and Refer es un programa educativo que les enseña a reconocer los signos de advertencia de una crisis suicida y aprenden a preguntar, persuadir y recomendar a alguien para que ayude. QPR tiene la intención de ofrecer esperanza a través de la acción positiva.
(EN ESPAÑOL)
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OWL: Mental Health 101 in Perry, GA
2024-11-20 11:00 - 12:00 | 1201 Washington Street Perry, Georgia 31069, 1201 Washington Street, Perry, GA, 31069, United States
This event is IN PERSON at Perry Public Library!
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.
Registration requested, but walk-ins welcome!

Developing Future Aspirations (LEAP)
2025-01-09 14:00 - 14:30
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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Youth Mental Health First Aid
2025-01-30 11:00 - 17:00
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
There are 2 hours of pre-work required for this course. The pre-work is done on your own time, and will be emailed to you. If pre-work is not completed by August 3 at midnight, participant may be notified and removed from course due to waiting list.
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LEAP: Developing Independence
2025-03-11 10:30 - 11:00
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.
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This training is session from MHAG’s Leadership Empowerment and Access Program (LEAP)
