Suicide Prevention Training of the Trainer (TOT)

Preble Street 55 Portland Street, Portland, ME, United States

The Training of the Trainer will be held on Monday, November 10th from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the Jon Bradley Conference Room at Preble Street, 55 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101. This training is a half-day program available to train Gatekeepers to facilitate a 1-2 hour Suicide Prevention Awareness Session for co-workers, school...

Mental Health Conversation

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Our Mental Health Conversations share basic information on how to recognize an emerging mental health challenge, including strategies to support someone who may be struggling, ways to maintain your own mental health, and resources to connect with for support. This presentation also provides an overview of NAMI Maine’s programming and ways to bring mental health...

Virtual Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training

The Gatekeeper Training will be held on Thursday, November 13th and Friday, November 14th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM over Zoom. To receive certification, participants need to attend both days.   Expanding on the fundamentals of suicide prevention, such as basic information about suicide, when and how to ask someone if they’re thinking about...

Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a national best-practice, evidence-based certification course designed to help adults identify, understand, and respond to crisis and non-crisis mental health situations involving youth (age 12-18). This training provides information on common mental health challenges in youth, skills for holding supportive conversations and connecting youth to appropriate professional care, and...

Virtual Mental Health First Aid

The Adult Mental Health First Aid course is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. The course trains participants to help people who may be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. You Learn: Risk...

Mental Health Conversation with MaineGeneral Health

Alfond Center for Health 35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta, ME, United States

You're invited to join us for a mental health conversation! Mental health affects every person in your community, family and workplace—yet it's rarely talked about openly. This interactive presentation is an opportunity to change that through honest conversation about mental health challenges, how to recognize when someone may be struggling and how to offer support....

2025 Annual Dinner

The Harraseeket Inn 162 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States

Join NAMI Maine for our 2025 Annual Dinner, a night of celebration and community commemorating all we’ve achieved for mental health this year – with YOUR help! This gathering will take place on November 21st from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, at the Harraseeket Inn in cozy Freeport, Maine. There will be a cocktail hour, silent...

Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a national best-practice, evidence-based certification course designed to help adults identify, understand, and respond to crisis and non-crisis mental health situations involving youth (age 12-18). This training provides information on common mental health challenges in youth, skills for holding supportive conversations and connecting youth to appropriate professional care, and...

Signs & Symptoms Training

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Learn how to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms in yourself and others. This training explores what signs and symptoms are, how to identify them early, and effective ways to communicate and respond. Participants will also gain practical self-care strategies to maintain personal well-being while supporting others. Join us on Tuesday, December 9th, from...

Virtual Mental Health First Aid

The Adult Mental Health First Aid course is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. The course trains participants to help people who may be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. You Learn: Risk...

Virtual Suicide Prevention Advanced Gatekeeper Training for School Staff

The Gatekeeper Training will be held on Monday, December 15th and Tuesday, December 16th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM over Zoom. To receive certification, participants need to attend both days. Designed to fulfill the 5-year recertification requirement for full-day suicide prevention training, this course expands upon the foundational topics and skills learned in the...

De-escalation Training

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Increase knowledge and understanding of identifying when an individual has escalated or is in crisis. It will provide steps and actions to de-escalate the situation, as well as strategies to...

Self-Care & Wellness Training

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Develop awareness of personal well-being and self-care. Learn to recognize signs of stress and apply simple, effective strategies to maintain balance and resilience. Join us on Tuesday, February 10th, from 1 PM to 3 PM, virtually via Zoom, for a conversation about mental health, self-care, and wellness! Questions? Reach out to Tori Tracy at tori@namimaine.org....