Mental Health Resources and Trainings

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• Mental Health Resources - Mental Health First Aid
• Child Mind Institute | Transforming Children's Lives
• NationalCenterDVTraumaMH.org
• Verywell Mind - Know More. Live Brighter
• Trauma and Toxic Stress CPEIP
• Infant Mental Health

Youth Resources

• Drug Facts | NIDA for Teens
• National Institute of Mental Health
  • NIMH Brochures and Fact Sheets
  • View the NIMH 5 action steps for helping someone in emotional pain infographic to see how you can help those in distress
• Mental Health America | Homepage | Mental Health America
• Talking To Adolescents and Teens: Time To Talk
• Talking To Adolescents and Teens: Starting The Conversation
• Talking To Adolescents and Teens: What To Do and Where To Go
• Take a Mental Health Test - MHA Screening

Smoking

Smoking is not good for mental health. Reducing or quitting smoking can be hard on one’s mental health, at least in the short-term. The smoking rates of people with mental illness far exceeds that of the general public. Learn how to take care of your mental health while quitting smoking at TobaccoFreeFlorida.com/MentalHealth.

• Tobacco Free Florida | Florida Department of Health
• TheFactsYourFuture.org - provides content that schools, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders can download and use to educate children on substance abuse prevention.

Trainings

• Suicide Prevention Links | Florida Department of Health
• Mental Health Education | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Free Mental Health Trainings | Talkable Communities | Northeast Florida
• Training Library - Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association/ Florida Behavioral Health Association
• The Center for Resiliency, Hope, and Wellness in Schools
• Online Training & Resource Center