Ketchikan Behavioral Health Task Force

This FREE training opportunity can potentially lead to a career in supporting others.

Have you experienced and recovered from trauma, addiction, or mental illness? Or, have you supported a partner, child, or member of your immediate family in their recovery? Use those lived experiences to help others!

The Ketchikan Wellness Coalition is excited to host a week long in person Peer Support Specialist training at KFD Station 1. This training is provided at no cost through support of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health. The certificate after completing this training course allows the participant to gain employment as a peer. It's the start towards being state certified.

For more information about peer support training and certification, please visit:
https://alaskabehavioralhealth.org/trainings/peer-support-training/
https://akcertification.org/peer-support-professionals/

How can you and help prevent su***de?

FRIDAY: Be the one to...follow up.
Studies have also shown that brief, low cost intervention and supportive, ongoing contact may be an important part of su***de prevention, especially for individuals after they have been discharged from hospitals or care services.

It's Su***de Prevention Week - join us each day to learn one way you can support someone and prevent su***de.
Tuesday: Be the one to...be there.

Individuals are more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful by after speaking to someone who listens without judgment
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