November 2018
Mentally Healthy Workplace Awards
The Mentally Healthy Workplace Awards is an annual breakfast that supports community mental health programming and sheds light on the importance of mental health in the workplace. Join CMHA Kelowna as we celebrate three local businesses that are demonstrating leadership towards the promotion of mental health in their workplaces. The 2018 awards will feature mental health advocate, international speaker and retired Lieutenant Colonel Stephane Grenier giving the keynote address. Stèphane Grenier is a nationally known speaker, mental health advocate,…
Find out more »Mental Health First Aid November
Date: November 22 & 23, 2018 (both days required for certification) Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm Location: KPMG Offices, 200 - 3200 Richter Street, Kelowna Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) shares the same overall purposes as traditional first aid – to save lives. Created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and delivered by experienced, professional, and engaging facilitators from CMHA Kelowna, MHFA includes: Explanations of mental health, mental illness and mental health problems Signs and symptoms of common mental health…
Find out more »safeTALK November 28
safeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. To learn more, visit our Workshops page or the LivingWorks website. safeTALK teaches participants how to: • recognize a person with thoughts of suicide • connect a person at risk of suicide to resources and supports that can further intervene • use the simple yet effective TALK steps: Tell, Ask, Listen, and KeepSafe Cost: $52.50…
Find out more »Mental Health First Aid @ Okanagan College
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) shares the same overall purposes as traditional first aid – to save lives. Created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and delivered by experienced, professional, and engaging facilitators from CMHA Kelowna, MHFA includes: Explanations of mental health, mental illness and mental health problems Signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and crisis situations Information about effective interventions and treatments Ways to access professional help This session will be held at Okanagan College as part of their Continuing…
Find out more »December 2018
safeTALK December 13
Note: This course has been postponed. Please email Aaryn Secker if you would like to be notified when a new date is set in 2019. safeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone over the age of 15, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. To learn more, visit our Workshops page or the LivingWorks website. safeTALK teaches participants how to: • recognize a person with thoughts of suicide • connect a person at risk…
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