Education and Awareness

At TSF, we want to make sure that youth and community members have opportunities to learn information and skills to positively support their mental health and substance use challenges. That is why we provide various education and awareness opportunities for schools, service groups, youth groups, sport teams, work places, and more! We will even work with you to develop and presentation that suits your needs. Presentations are interactive, informative, and useful!

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is an interactive, two-day workshop that helps participants recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and learn how to provide support in the moment. Through discussion, activities, and real-life scenarios, participants gain practical skills and confidence to have conversations about suicide, create a plan to increase safety, and connect individuals with the supports they need.

ASIST is designed for anyone who wants to feel more prepared to support others, whether at home, in schools, workplaces, or throughout the community. The training focuses on reducing stigma, encouraging open conversations, and helping people understand that talking about suicide can make a meaningful difference.

This training also explores:

Understanding suicide and the factors that can contribute to suicidal thoughts.
Recognizing signs that someone may be at risk.
How to start and navigate a conversation about suicide.
Building confidence in responding to someone in crisis.
Creating a plan to increase immediate safety.
Connecting individuals with local supports and resources.
The importance of ongoing support and follow-up.
Reducing stigma and encouraging more open conversations around suicide.

To inquire about scheduling an ASIST training or to learn more, please contact admin@tannerstefflerfoundation.com.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training helps participants recognize when someone may be experiencing a mental health or substance use concern and learn how to respond and connect them with appropriate support. TSF offers both Mental Health First Aid Basics and the full two-day MHFA certification, depending on the level of training needed.

MHFA Basics is a shorter introduction to mental health first aid. It gives participants a chance to learn about common mental health and substance use concerns, recognize when someone may be struggling, and understand how to respond and connect them to support. The full two-day MHFA certification goes further, giving participants more time to build their skills through discussion, activities, and practice. Participants who complete the full two-day training receive an MHFA certificate.

Both training options cover:

Understanding mental health and substance use concerns.
Recognizing signs that someone may be struggling.
How to start a conversation and offer support.
Knowing when and where to connect someone with professional help.
Building confidence when responding to someone who may be experiencing a crisis.
Reducing stigma and encouraging more open conversations about mental health.
Learning practical ways to support the people around you.

To inquire about scheduling Mental Health First Aid Basics or the full two-day MHFA certification, or to learn more, please contact admin@tannerstefflerfoundation.com.

Naloxone Training

Trained by Huron Perth Public Health, TSF Staff can now provide Naloxone Training and free Naloxone kits to our community! Naloxone is crucial in the event of an Opioid overdose as it temporarily reversed the effects so that an ambulance can be called. If you are interested in learning how to use Naloxone, contact TSF at admin@tannerstefflerfoundation.com. Naloxone training is available 1:1, for youth groups, sports teams, businesses, and more! Get a kit, safe a life.

Custom Mental Health/Substance Use Presentation

At TSF, we want to make sure that youth and community members have to opportunities to learn information and skills to positively support their mental health and substance use challenges. That is why we provide various education and awareness opportunities for schools, service groups, youth groups, sport teams, work places, and more! We will even work with you to develop a custom presentation that suits your needs and addresses the audiences most pressing concerns. To schedule a Custom Mental Health/Substance Use Presentation or to learn more, please contact admin@tannerstefflerfoundation.com.

Education and Awareness

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)

Naloxone Training

Custom Mental Health/Substance Use Presentation

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