Free Training Opportunities

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) offers free webinars to help you learn about mental health. These sessions cover important topics like anxiety, depression, OCD, and PTSD, for both adults and children. - https://adaa.org/resources-news/from-adaa-experts/webinars

The Missouri Ask. Listen. Refer. (MOALR) suicide prevention training program is designed to help Missouri residents prevent suicide by teaching how to:

• Identify people at risk for suicide,
• Recognize the risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs of suicide, and
• Respond to and get help for people at risk

Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches people how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18 and older, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care, if necessary. Topics covered included anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addictions.

Friday, Nov. 13, 8:30am-3:30pm - https://mhfamissouri.org/home/events/
Friday, Dec. 11, 8:30am-3:30pm - https://mhfamissouri.org/home/events/

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.

Thursday, Oct. 8, 9am-3pm - https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/tgfdr7b/lp/5fa0e1cc-4bf3-4bc6-9be5-e7bc68365ab6

Friday, Dec. 4, 9:00am-3:00pm - https://mhfamissouri.org/home/events/

As someone who may be in the best possible position to prevent suicide-parent, caregiver, teacher, coach, mentor-you will find that QPR is designed to help you save a life.Question a person about suicidePersuade someone to get helpRefer someone to appropriate resources

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 8:00am-9:30am - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ivQ0fxT-RUWnUFX8QXawEQ#/registration

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 8:30am-10am - https://extension.missouri.edu/events/question-persuade-and-refer-qpr-virtual-october-7-2026

Thursday, Oct. 15, 1:00pm-2:30pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nBY-jCu0Sf6l8mW2MbWcTw#/registration

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 11:30am-1:00pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iZWB70seRWmdU5qGmEkoew#/registration

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 4:00pm-5:30pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/V-6f2iNISMWffxTsmYdyJQ#/registration

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 8:00am-9:30am - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q0rVhxxMSq2HsL6eEMKemw#/registration

Thursday, Nov. 12, 1:00pm-2:30pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1JQnvJiIQW6kFN9AZ6feYw#/registration

Wednesday, Nov. 18. 11:30am-1:00pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/U8czUbB-SsO2792ysrB5pA#/registration

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 4:00pm-5:30pm - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VHwbh1RhReGQbxOYSRq2RA#/registration

Wednesday, December 9, 8:30am-10am - https://extension.missouri.edu/events/question-persuade-and-refer-qpr-virtual-december