Mental Health First Aid® Training​

Build the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills to recognize when someone may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge—and respond with empathy and appropriate support.

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As a National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid USA, Dr. Lacey brings extensive experience delivering Mental Health First Aid programs and preparing instructors to bring this evidence-based training to their own communities.

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Training options include:

• Youth Mental Health First Aid

• teen Mental Health First Aid

• Mental Health First Aid instructor training and support requested through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing

• Consultation on implementing and sustaining Mental Health First Aid within an organization or community​​

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Mental Health First Aid training is available for schools, nonprofits, workplaces, healthcare and youth-serving organizations, community groups, and professional networks.

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Organizational Well-Being & Burnout Prevention​

Support the people behind the mission—and examine the conditions shaping their well-being.

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Burnout cannot be addressed through individual self-care alone. Mental Health & Resilience Group helps organizations consider the personal, relational, leadership, and workplace factors that influence whether people can continue doing meaningful work sustainably.

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Support may include:

• Burnout and compassion-fatigue prevention

• Compassion satisfaction and connection to purpose

• Mental health awareness and psychological safety

• Trauma-informed and healing-centered leadership

• Self-care, collective care, and organizational care

• Team connection, belonging, and cultures of support

• Leadership consultation and facilitated conversations

• Staff workshops, retreats, and learning series

• Assessment of organizational strengths, stressors, and opportunities for change

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The goal is not to help people become better at enduring unhealthy conditions. It is to strengthen individual and collective resources while helping organizations create healthier ways of working.

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Looking for a place to start with your school team?

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Access Caring for the People Who Teach, my free mini guide with reflection questions and activities on self-care, collective care, and organizational care.

 

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Speaking, Workshops & Professional Learning ​​​​

Engaging, evidence-informed learning experiences that help people understand mental health, respond with greater confidence, and turn research into practical action.

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Dr. Lacey designs and facilitates keynotes, workshops, professional development series, and interactive learning experiences for schools, nonprofits, corporate workplaces, healthcare organizations, professional associations, and community groups.

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Popular topics include:

• Mental health awareness and early support

• Understanding youth mental health

• Recognizing when someone may be struggling

• Youth mental health and social media

• Trauma-informed and healing-centered practice

• Compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction

• Self-care, collective care, and sustainable caring

• Creating healthier schools, workplaces, and organizations

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Every session is tailored to the audience and may include reflection, discussion, practical tools, and opportunities to apply the learning.

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Strategy, Program Design & Evaluation​

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Turn meaningful ideas into programs that are practical, measurable, and built to last.

Mental Health & Resilience Group helps organizations develop new initiatives, strengthen existing programs, engage stakeholders, evaluate impact, and build the internal capacity needed for sustainable implementation.

Support may include:

• Strategic planning and facilitated decision-making

• Program and curriculum design

• Theory of change and outcomes development

• Evaluation planning, surveys, and measurement tools

• Data interpretation and impact communication

• Stakeholder, youth, and community engagement

• Train-the-trainer and facilitator development

• Implementation planning and technical assistance

• Learning communities and communities of practice

• Fractional program strategy or impact support

Engagements can range from a focused consultation or defined project to ongoing fractional support.

 

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