B-HERO

National Suicide Prevention Month - Lunch & Learn Series
2025-09-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Talk Save Lives: Construction – For adults in the construction industry or who want to learn how to support others in this industry.
Date: Friday, September 12, 2025 12:00-1:00pm CT
To Register: visit tsl-construction-dakotas.attendease.com

SWIS Implementation Training
2025-09-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Virtual – Zoom
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.

Audience: School Leadership Teams (administrators, school counselors, psychologists, classroom educators, and special educators) including those analyzing schoolwide behavior data.

Question. Persuade. Refer. - NDSU Extension
2025-09-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual
What is QPR? QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. QPR is an innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention strategy. A gatekeeper is trained to recognize warning signs of a mental health crisis and connects a person in need to help and support.
For more information, please contact Adriana Drusini at adriana.drusini@ndsu.edu.

ND Thrives - Thriving Together Learning Series
2025-09-17 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual – Zoom
Thriving Together is a FREE, LIVE VIRTUAL program offering ongoing education, hands-on skill development, and collaborative relationship-building. Designed for medical and behavioral health professions in rural and Tribal North Dakota, this initiative empowers participants to take an active role in statewide suicide prevention efforts within clinical settings.
Each session is held the third Wednesday of every other month at 12:00pm CT. Date and Session Topics:

9/17/25 Intro to ND THRIVES and Lethal Means Safety Counseling
11/19/25 Safety Planning Intervention
1/21/26 988 and FirstLink’s Care and Support Program
3/18/26 Provider Resilience
5/20/26 Suicide Postvention
7/15/26 QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)

More information and Registration at NDTHRIVES.com.

Sources of Strength Discovery Session - Secondary
2025-09-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Secondary Program Overview – September 17 – 2:00-3:00PM Eastern Time
General Sources of Strength information session for teams interested in exploring the history, philosophy, model, and evidence based protective factors in Sources of Strength Secondary and Community Programs
Questions? Connect with us at hello@sourcesofstrength.org

National Suicide Prevention Month - Lunch & Learn
2025-09-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Finding Hope – For adults who would like to learn more about supporting someone who struggles.
Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 12:00-1:00pm CT
To Register, visit finding-hope-dakotas.attendease.com

Relationship Mapping Facilitator Training
2025-09-23 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual – Zoom
Relationship mapping is a data collection protocol intended to inventory the number of students within a school building that have positive connections with staff members and/or may be considered at-risk. Adapted from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s protocol, this training will support future facilitators of the Relationship Mapping Protocol through learning the four step process of mapping, data compilation & analysis, response planning, and progress monitoring.
Audience: School leaders, those with the capacity to facilitate training and then support progress monitoring and follow-up.
Cost: This is a FREE Learning Opportunity through B-HERO.

Suicide Prevention Conference
2025-09-24 08:30 - 16:00 | Bismarck Career Center
The North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition is hosting a Suicide Prevention Conference on September 24th at the Bismarck Career Center and Virtually. Join for a day of hope, learning, and resources.
Questions? Contact ndsuicidepreventioncoalition@gmail.com or visit ndspc.org.

National Suicide Prevention Month - Lunch & Learn
2025-09-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Talk Save Lives: Latinx (in English) – For adults in Hispanic or Latinx communities or those who want to learn how to support these communities.
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 12:00-1:00pm CT
To Register, visit tsl-latinx-dakotas.attendease.com

PREPaRE Workshop 1
2025-10-03 08:30 - 12:00 | Virtual – Zoom
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.
Audience: School Leadership Teams (administrators, school counselors, psychologists, social workers, resource officers, classroom educators, and special educators)
Sessions: October 3rd & 10th from 8:30am-12:00pm CT.
This work and learning MUST be done with School Team (at least 4 people). To register your school team and ask questions, please email bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2025-10-14 08:00 - 09:30, 2025-12-09 11:30 - 13:00 | 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.

2025 Behavioral Health and Children & Family Services Conference
2025-10-21 08:30 - 2025-10-23 17:00 | Bismarck Event Center
This year’s event will bring together professionals both in-person (at the Bismarck Event Center) and virtually to learn, network, and engage in best practices. Tentative Schedule:

PRE-CONFERENCE: Monday, Oct. 20, from 1- 5 p.m.
CONFERENCE: Tuesday, Oct. 21 through Thursday Oct. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
POST-CONFERENCE: Thursday, Oct. 23 from 1 – 5 p.m.

More detailed information regarding the agenda, speakers and CEUs will be released over the summer at https://www.hhs.nd.gov/behavioral-health.

ND PMHCA: ECHO Series
2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
This ECHO series is designed to support school professionals in addressing pediatric mental health needs by connecting them with expert guidance, resources and peer collaboration. Hosted by Center for Rural Health – UND School of Medicine & Health Services.

BeHEARD for Educators
2025-11-11 08:30 - 12:30 | Virtual
Behavioral Health Education Awareness and Response Development (BeHEARD) is an interactive virtual course designed to help increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in supporting youth aged 10-17 with behavioral health concerns.
To register go to https://www.sanfordhealth.org/classes-and-events/beheard and create an account. Register for BeHEARD for Educators (pi-4521).
Questions? Contact BeHEARD@sanfordhealth.org

Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG)
2025-11-18 08:30 - 12:00 | Virtual – Zoom
This interactive training introduces participants to the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG), a research-based approach developed by Dr. Dewey Cornell. This session equips school-based teams with the knowledge and skills to implement an evidence-based threat assessment process that emphasizes early intervention, problem-solving, and violence prevention.

Level 1 | Rationale & Conducting a Threat Assessment, Pathways to Violence, Legal & Practical Issues, and Research
Level 2 | Team Exercises, Case Management, and Implementation

CSTAG training is for School Leadership Teams, including school psychologists, administrators, counselors, SROs, and other members of multidisciplinary threat assessment teams.
CSTAG Training is designed to be done with a team! To ask questions and register your team, email bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.

ND Thrives - Thriving Together Learning Series
2025-11-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual – Zoom
Thriving Together is a FREE, LIVE VIRTUAL program offering ongoing education, hands-on skill development, and collaborative relationship-building. Designed for medical and behavioral health professions in rural and Tribal North Dakota, this initiative empowers participants to take an active role in statewide suicide prevention efforts within clinical settings.
Each session is held the third Wednesday of every other month at 12:00pm CT. Date and Session Topics:

11/19/25 Safety Planning Intervention
1/21/26 988 and FirstLink’s Care and Support Program
3/18/26 Provider Resilience
5/20/26 Suicide Postvention
7/15/26 QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)

More information and Registration at NDTHRIVES.com.

NDSU Extension - QPR Trainings
2025-11-20 13:00 - 14:30, 2026-01-21 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
The QPR training program focuses on suicide prevention and provides helpful mental health resources.
Addressing the wellness needs of those working in agriculture or related areas will be the focus of the upcoming Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention webinars sponsored by North Dakota State University Extension. Three sessions are scheduled: November 20th from 1:00-2:30 p.m., January 21st from 11:00 am-12:30 pm and February 23rd from 1:00-2:30 p.m.
The 90-minute webinars will address concerns of high stress levels in agriculture-related jobs and the effect on well-being.
Registration is limited to the first 30 participants per webinar. To learn more or to register for the November training, visit ndsu.ag/QPRnovember.
For additional information, contact Adriana Drusini at adriana.drusini@ndsu.edu or Brotherson at sean.brotherson@ndsu.edu.

ND PMHCA Program - School-based ECHO Sessions
2025-11-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program is hosting School-Based ECHO Sessions for School professionals. The ECH Series is designed to support school professionals in addressing pediatric mental health needs by connecting them with expert guidance, resources, and peer collaboration.
Hosted Online (and recorded for later viewing) from 12:00-1:00pm CT

November 26, 2025: Connections Matter
December 10, 2025: Trauma-Informed Care
January 28, 2026: Suicide Prevention in Schools: From Early Intervention to Response
February 25, 2026: Grief-Informed Care
March 25, 2026: Session coming soon
April 22, 2026: Prevent Child Abuse

Mental Health First Aid
2025-12-04 08:30 - 15:30, 2025-12-18 08:30 - 15:30 | Virtual – Zoom
Join the more than 2.6 million First Aiders who have chosen to be the difference in their community.
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.
NEXT TRAINING DATES:

December 4 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
December 18 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Fostering Healthy Boundaries & Body Awareness
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
All are invited to our upcoming free educational session hosted by FFND: Fostering Healthy Boundaries & Body Awareness. This session is perfect for parents, caregivers, educators, professionals, and anyone passionate about supporting healthy child development.
Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM CT
This training focuses on helping children understand and respect personal boundaries, their own and others’. By fostering body awareness and encouraging open communication, we empower children to express their needs and limits confidently. These skills not only help prevent harm but also support healthy self-esteem and relationships throughout life.
What participants have said about this session:

“Excellent training.”
“Very impactful and resourceful.”
“I really enjoyed the details and blunt information—it applied to daily life so well.”

Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/D1n7VgMRSxySmuj9f9RlKg#/registration
Growing Futures Event ID: #42404

ND PMHCA Program - School-based ECHO Sessions
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program is hosting School-Based ECHO Sessions for School professionals. The ECH Series is designed to support school professionals in addressing pediatric mental health needs by connecting them with expert guidance, resources, and peer collaboration.
Hosted Online (and recorded for later viewing) from 12:00-1:00pm CT

December 10, 2025: Trauma-Informed Care
January 28, 2026: Suicide Prevention in Schools: From Early Intervention to Response
February 25, 2026: Grief-Informed Care
March 25, 2026: Session coming soon
April 22, 2026: Prevent Child Abuse

Sources of Strength - Winter Wellness Session
2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual – Zoom
Interactive Winter Wellness Session

Join an interactive 90-minute virtual session open to all adults to honor the ups and downs of the winter season and turn to Strength through play and connection on Wednesday, December 10th from 1:00 – 2:30pm MT/2:00-3:30pm CT.

Safety Planning Workshop
2025-12-16 09:30 - 11:00 | Virtual – Zoom
For mental health clinicians – primary care providers – substance abuse counselors – hotline responders – crisis intervention services – peer supports.
The Safety Planning Intervention is a brief clinical intervention that may be used with people who have made a suicide attempt or engaged in other types of suicidal behavior, reported suicidal ideation, have psychiatric disorders that increase suicide risk, or who are otherwise determined to be at risk for suicide. Safety planning is an evidence-based practice and can be utilized in many different settings.
CHOOSE ONE VIRTUAL TRAINING:

12/16/25 9:30AM
3/18/26 1:30PM
6/15/26 9:30A
9/17/26 2:00PM

SWIS Implementation Training
2026-01-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual – Zoom
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.
For wonderings, please reach out to bhero.crea@k12.nd.us.

ND Thrives: Thriving Together Learning Series
2026-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual – Zoom
Thriving Together is a FREE, LIVE VIRTUAL program offering ongoing education, hands-on skill development, and collaborative relationship-building. Designed for medical and behavioral health professions in rural and Tribal North Dakota, this initiative empowers participants to take an active role in statewide suicide prevention efforts within clinical settings.
GOALS AND BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN THRIVING TOGETHER

Build provider knowledge in key behavioral health topics
Learn from and support peers across rural and Tribal communities
Gain practical skills through interactive, hands-on sessions
Strengthen professional networks across North Dakota
Engage in meaningful suicide prevention advocacy
Earn FREE CEUs for ND Social Workers, Nurses, Counselors, LACs, and OTs
Be part of a united, growing, and thriving community of care

M O R E I N F O & R E G I S T R A T I O N A T. NDTHRIVES.COM.

ND PMHCA Program - School-based ECHO Sessions
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program is hosting School-Based ECHO Sessions for School professionals. The ECH Series is designed to support school professionals in addressing pediatric mental health needs by connecting them with expert guidance, resources, and peer collaboration.
Hosted Online (and recorded for later viewing) from 12:00-1:00pm CT

January 28, 2026: Suicide Prevention in Schools: From Early Intervention to Response
February 25, 2026: Grief-Informed Care
March 25, 2026: Session coming soon
April 22, 2026: Prevent Child Abuse
