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The Center for Promoting Recovery and Resilience (CPRR)

Mission

The Center for Promoting Recovery and Resilience (CPRR) is a people-powered, relationship driven, evidence-based and nationally networked center focused on creating organizations and communities equipped to help children and families heal from trauma.

Services Offered

The CPRR is federally funded by a grant which allows us to offer the below, evidence-based, mental health trainings at no financial cost to your organization. All the training courses provide participants with a certification in the specific curriculum.

We welcome opportunities to help organizations fulfill their staff training requirements, and provide trainings as an additional resource for communities. If you are interested in learning more or want to set up a future training for your organization, please let us know. Connect with us by emailing CPRRKENT

Question, Persuade, Refer for Suicide Prevention–QPR Certification 

Learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. 

  • The three (3) simple steps, Question, Persuade and Refer, that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver, you can help save thousands of lives each year. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help.
  • This training can be tailored for your staff, organization or specific group/population.
  • Training time requirement is 60-90 minutes. Trainings are offered in-person or 100% virtually.

Adult Mental Health First Aid Certification (AMHFA)  

Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches individuals how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in adults ages 18+, how to offer and provide initial help and how to guide a person toward appropriate care. Training topics include anxiety, depression, psychosis and addictions.

  • Training are offered in-person or blended (virtually and in-person).
  • In-person sessions provide learners a 7.5-hour instructor-led training.
  • Blended (virtually and in-person) training offers learners a 2-hour self-paced online course, and participation in a 4.5- to 5.5-hour instructor-led session.

Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA)  

Teens, grades 9-12 or ages 14-18, learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in teen friends and peers. This evidence-based course training teaches individuals how to assist and support a friend or classmate who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge, and how to get assistance from a trusted adult.

  • Organization requirement: *YMHFA is required for all staff prior to implementing the teen program. *restrictions apply. Please reach out for more information.
  • In-person – Lessons are conducted in person in six 45-minute sessions or three 90-minute sessions.
  • Blended (virtually and in-person) training offers teen learners a self-paced, online lesson followed by participation in six (6) live instructor-led sessions.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification (YMHFA)   

Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18. YMHFA is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, neighbors, health and human services workers and other caring citizens how to help adolescents age 12-18 experiencing mental health or addictions challenge or in crisis. YMHFA is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. 

  • The training course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders.
  • Organization requirement: Offered in-person or blended (virtually & in-person)
  • In-person learners receive training during a 6.5-hour, Instructor-led session.
  • Blended (virtually and in-person) training offers learners a 2-hour, self-paced online course and participation in a 4.5- to 5.5-hour, instructor-led session.

Project Team

Bibhuti Sar, principal investigator and professor in the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science

Melissa King, MEd, project director and staff member in the Kent School of Social Work and Family Science

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Contact Us

Please contact us to request trainings, become involved in our community advisory board or to connect.