Resilience Through Connection (Presented by NDCPD)
2025-03-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Strong relationships are essential for good health, yet many people, especially those with disabilities, experience loneliness and isolation, which can harm their well-being.
The Resilience Through Connection ECHO® provides a deep exploration of factors contributing to loneliness and social isolation. This program offers practical strategies to build life skills, resilience, and a sense of connectedness for individuals with disabilities and poor mental health. Participants will learn ways to reduce social isolation, improve mental well-being, and access resources in North Dakota that foster belonging and community.
Online via Zoom — Every Wednesday (February 26 – April 30, 2025) from 11:00am-12:00pm CST

No cost to participants
Learn best practices from Subject Matter Experts
Earn free social work and nursing CEUs

Click HERE to Register.

Strategies for Supporting Students with Mental Health Challenges
2025-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Multi- Part Learning Series for Educators — Minds Matter: Strategies for Supporting Students with Mental Health Challenges
DESCRIPTION: Each session in this series will include a brief expert presentation on the topic at hand, followed by a case presentation and discussion. Participants may submit cases for discussion prior to the presentation, with notification of the case chosen for each session sent ahead of time.
SESSION TOPICS: Depression/Anxiety (March 7), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (March 14), Autism (March 21), Trauma (March 28), and Intellectual & Development Disabilities & Transition Age Youth (April 4)
More Information & Registration HERE.
Sessions are recorded and available on their YouTube channel.

VitalCog for Athletic Staff
2025-03-07 13:30 - 15:30 | Zoom
The VitalCog for Athletic Staff program helps you to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating an opportunity for open conversations about mental health, suicide, and resources in athletics. Register for event HERE.
This effort is associated with North Dakota’s State Suicide Prevention Program, funded by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Behavioral Health Division (BHD). Therefore, due to funding restructions, this course is reserved for athletic trainers in North Dakota.

Safety Planning for Suicide Prevention
2025-03-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Free suicide prevention training for providers who serve Service Members, Veterans, and their families.
A safety plan is a personalized, predetermined, and prioritized written list of coping strategies and sources of support that people can use before and during suicidal crises. This one hour training discusses the rationale for safety planning, practical ideas for use with clients, and a downloadable, free app to utilize in client care.
Virtual via Microsoft Teams (CST) – Choose One Session

March 10th at 2:00pm
June 11th at 3:00pm
September 9th at 10:00am

Registration and Questions – sarah.kemptabbut@va.gov

Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2025-03-11 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
Click here to Register.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.
This is a FREE VIRTUAL training offered by B-Hero.

Relationship Mapping Facilitator Training
2025-03-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
Click here to Register
A three-part learning series to provide educators with the confidence to facilitate the Relationship Mapping strategy with their staff to track student-to-educator relationships.
Relationship Mapping is a protocol developed out of the Harvard Graduate School for Education. By considering all students in the building, staff can identify trends in data, including which students are at-risk with few connections, and which students are not connected to their school community. Schools can use this protocol to identify youth in need of connection and to create plans to ensure every student has at least one trusted adult in the school building.
Sessions: March 20th, April 3rd, and April 17th from 3:30-4:30pm (CST)

Fostering Resilience (MSU Symposium)
2025-03-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Student Conference Center, Minot State University
Fostering Resilience: Trauma-Informed Care, Ethics, and the Power of Community (MSU Symposium)
Bringing together professionals from various fields—including healthcare, social work, addiction, education, law enforcement, and other community services—this symposium is designed to foster a deeper understanding of critical topics, including trauma-informed care, ethical practice, and burnout. Connecting students and professionals in Minot and surrounding areas, the event will promote interdisciplinary collaboration and dialogue across various fields, equipping attendees with knowledge and practical strategies for implementing trauma-informed practices in their individual professions.
Click here to view flyer.

SWIS Implementation Training
2025-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Click here to Register.
The School-Wide Information System (SWIS) is a web-based decision system used to improve behavior support in schools and other educational facilities by providing school personnel and stakeholders with accurate, timely, and practical information for making decisions about school environments. The purpose of this training is to introduce SWIS as a decisions system for social climate and discipline data along with the benefits, features, and impact on staff procedures.
This FREE Virtual Training is offered by B-Hero.

PREPaRE Workshop 1 - Virtual
2025-04-03 08:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
Click here to Register.
Session Times: April 3rd and 10th from 8:30am – 12:00pm
Description: During this workshop, participants gain knowledge and resources essential to establishing and sustaining comprehensive, ongoing school safety and crisis prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, while making use of existing resources and programs. PREPaRE can be adapted to a school’s needs and size.
Objectives: Upon completion of Workshop 1, participants will be able to:

Develop, exercise, and evaluate safety/crisis teams and plans,

Integrate school and community crisis response personnel into school plans,

Address issues associated with the media, social media, technology, students with special needs, culture, and memorials as result of crises that occur, and

Reinforce the importance of improving school climate, addressing student behavior and academic functioning, promoting student resilience, and sharing school staff crisis response capabilities.

Audience: School Leadership Teams (administrators, school counselors, psychologists, social workers, resource officers, classroom educators, and special educators)
Cost: Contact B-Hero for Price Quote

Suicide Prevention Summit
2025-04-08 08:00 - 16:00 | Fargodome, 1800 N University Dr, Fargo, ND, 58102, United States
Join the Cass and Clay Counties Suicide Prevention Coalition for our 2025 Suicide Prevention Summit. Learn about suicide prevention efforts and how you can help prevent suicide in your communities. This is a FREE event (175 participants only)
Click HERE to register.

PREPaRE Workshop 2 - Virtual
2025-04-15 08:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
Click here to Register.
Session Times: April 15th, 22nd, 29th, and May 6th from 8:30am – 12:00pm.
Description: During this workshop, participants gain the knowledge necessary to meet the mental health needs of students and staff following school-associated crisis events.
Objectives: Upon completion of Workshop 2, participants will be able to:

Prevent and prepare to mitigate psychological trauma,

Reaffirm the physical and psychological safety of members of the school community,

Evaluate and conduct psychological triage,

Respond to the psychological needs of the school community utilizing a multi-tiered approach, and

Examine the effectiveness of school crisis intervention and recovery efforts.

Audience: School-based mental health professionals (school counselors, social workers, psychologists; those with clinical or non-clinical backgrounds)

Suicide SafeTALK
2025-04-22 10:30 - 14:30 | Jamestown
safeTALK is an alertness workshop that prepares anyone over the age of 15 to become a suicide-alert helper. Participants will learn to recognize invitations for help and take action by connecting the person at risk with life-saving intervention resources.
Find more information and registration, here.

Suicide Risk Assessment Webinar
2025-04-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual
Participants will learn to effectively use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) screening tool. Through. this tool, participants will learn to assess suicide risk and what appropriate next steps to take in a suicide crisis.

VitalCog for athletic staff
2025-04-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-05 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
VitalCog for Athletics provides free suicide prevention courses designed specially for those in the athletic spaces. This training is 1.5-2 hours and includes videos, group discussions/exercises, and role-plays to create a better understanding of the athletic staffs role in suicide prevention.

Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
2025-06-09 12:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
Free suicide prevention training for providers who serve Service Members, Veterans, and their families.
Reducing access to potentially dangerous methods can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) equips providers with the skills to begin life-saving conversations about suicide risk, limiting access, and safe storage.
Choose ONE Virtual Session:

June 9, 2025 from 12:30-3:30pm
September 10, 2025 from 8:30-11:30am

Questions? Contact mgauvinpanos@nd.gov.

Safety Planning for Suicide Prevention
2025-06-11 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
Free suicide prevention training for providers who serve Service Members, Veterans, and their families.
A safety plan is a personalized, predetermined, and prioritized written list of coping strategies and sources of support that people can use before and during suicidal crises. This one hour training discusses the rationale for safety planning, practical ideas for use with clients, and a downloadable, free app to utilize in client care.
Virtual via Microsoft Teams (CST) – Choose from remaining 2025 sessions

June 11th at 3:00pm
September 9th at 10:00am

Registration and Questions – sarah.kemptabbut@va.gov

BeHEARD for Educators
2025-06-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Hybrid – Self-Paced & Synchronous
Register HERE!
Behavioral Health Education, Awareness, and Response Development (BeHEARD) for Educators explores behavioral health concerns in youth aged 10-17. This basic course will provide you with tools to support youth struggling with a wide range of behavioral health concerns.
This course includes 4-5 hours of self-learning modules and a 4-hour live virtual session. The live virtual session allows participants to practice using the tools and skills learned throughout the course. Upon course completion, 8.75 hours of continuing education are awarded.
Objectives
Participating in the BeHEARD for Adults Supporting Youth course will help you:

Recognize that behavioral health in youth aged 10-17 can vary based on many factors.
List signs of common behavioral health concerns in youth.
Use REACH tools to help youth with behavioral health concerns.
Build confidence in skills to support well-being and safety in youth.

Trauma Sensitive Schools Professional Learning
2025-06-23 08:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
By understanding how trauma impacts students and families, along with adopting a trauma-informed approach, educators can play a crucial role in mitigating both the short and long-term effects of trauma. TWO ways to VIRTUALLY engage this critical content in Summer 2025!
Professional Learning Series: This interactive workshop will leave educators with a renewed commitment to reach some of the most vulnerable students and their families. The Trauma Sensitive Schools Learning Series curriculum is a composition of five modules related to trauma.
Trainer Cohort: Participation in the Trainer Cohort is an opportunity to earn a lifetime credential to deliver the Trauma Sensitive Schools professional learning curriculum with fidelity in local context, and to become part of a statewide network of trainers that includes ongoing technical assistance and support.
More information on the flyer!

Building Relationships Across Experiences Training Series
2025-06-25 09:00 - 10:15 | Virtual
The Office of Refugee Services is excited to invite you to the Building Relationships Across Experiences of Trauma and Displacement training series, tailored for professionals and service providers working with refugees and newcomer populations. This series will focus on trauma-informed services, empathic communication, and community perspectives on maintaining resilience.
Session 1: Trauma-informed services in uncertain times
📆 June 25 | 9 – 10:15 a.m. CT
Session 2: Empathic communication with communities experiencing forced displacement
📆 July 9 | 9 – 10:15 a.m. CT
Session 3: Community perspectives on maintaining resilience
📆 July 23 | 9 – 10:15 a.m. CT
This training is approved for one continuing education unit (CEU) by the North Dakota Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners, the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners, North Dakota Certified Peer Support Specialists, and the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. A CEU from the North Dakota Board of Nursing is pending. Please send an email to the address below for updates.
Questions: refugeeservices@nd.gov

Mental Health First Aid
2025-06-26 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a virtual training hosted via Zoom that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. You’ll build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
Upcoming Training Dates offered from 8:30am-3:30pm:

June 26th
July 10th
July 24th
August 7th

There is approximately 2 hours of prework required that can be completed throughout the week prior to the class.

Mental Health First Aid Training
2025-07-10 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a virtual training hosted via Zoom that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. You’ll build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
Upcoming Training Dates offered from 8:30am-3:30pm:

July 10th
July 24th
August 7th

There is approximately 2 hours of prework required that can be completed throughout the week prior to the class.

BeHEARD for Educators (July 2025)
2025-07-22 09:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Hybrid – Self-Paced & Synchronous

Mental Health First Aid Training
2025-07-24 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual
LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a virtual training hosted via Zoom that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. You’ll build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
Upcoming Training Dates offered from 8:30am-3:30pm:

July 24th
August 7th

There is approximately 2 hours of prework required that can be completed throughout the week prior to the class.

CHAMPS & Discipline in the Secondary Classroom(Fargo)
2025-08-06 09:00 - 16:00 | TBD
Every educator works to provide a safe and enjoyable learning environment for their students. This course focuses on how educators can reduce barriers to learning and increase motivation to achieve by: creating clear expectations, managing disruptive students, and creating positive relationships. At its heart, the CHAMPS approach is designed to help teachers create and implement a classroom management plan that is proactive, positive, and instructional.
This training will be offered in TWO locations – Fargo with a presenter and Grand Forks via Zoom! See flyer and registration link for more info.
Questions? Reach out to bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.

CHAMPS & Discipline in the Secondary Classroom (Bismarck/Minot)
2025-08-07 09:00 - 16:00 | Bismarck, ND
Every educator works to provide a safe and enjoyable learning environment for their students. This course focuses on how educators can reduce barriers to learning and increase motivation to achieve by: creating clear expectations, managing disruptive students, and creating positive relationships. At its heart, the CHAMPS approach is designed to help teachers create and implement a classroom management plan that is proactive, positive, and instructional.
This training will be offered in TWO locations – Bismarck with a presenter and Minot via Zoom! See flyer and registration link for more info.
Questions? Reach out to bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.

National Suicide Prevention Month - Lunch & Learn Series
2025-09-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Talk Saves Lives – For adults who want to learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide and take steps to save lives.
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025 12:00-1:00pm CT
To Register: visit tsl-dakotas.attendease.com

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2025-09-09 15:30 - 17:00 | Virtual
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) gatekeeper training is an evidence-based suicide prevention strategy that occurs when a trusted adult intervenes with a child on the brink of crisis. This training will aid school staff in learning the warning signs of those in crisis, how to offer hope to those in crisis, and how to get help & save a life.
Objectives: Upon completion of QPR Training, participants will:

Understand suicide as a national and local public health problem, and
Identify warning signs, risk factors, and protective factors contributing to suicidal ideation.

Audience: Any educator looking to learn more about how to prevent suicide.
A minimum of 10 Participants are needed for this training to occur. If training must be cancelled due to low registration numbers, registered Participants will be notified a week prior.
