Video

MHFA3 - Beyond the Call: Navigating the 988 Landscape

Sunday, April 14, 2024

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT

Location: 125/126, Level 1, ACCC

Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Karina De Leon Montes, MSW candidate, Adult MHFA Trainer, Youth MHFA Trainer (she/her/hers)

Bilingual Spanish MHFA Trainer
Cypress Resilience Project
Oakland, California

Slides
David Obergfell, DSW, MA, MSW, LCSW (he/him/his)

AVP 988 Network Engagement
Vibrant Emotional Health, 988 National Programs
Phoenix, Arizona

Slides

Staff Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

James Radack (he/him/his)

National Trainer
MHFA USA
Washington, District of Columbia

This presentation will provide perspective on the unique aspects of delivering Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) across a variety of audiences while demonstrating how MHFA improves collaboration among professionals and society and — first and foremost — facilitates human connection. It will also emphasize the importance of destigmatizing effects as MHFA provides context and reduces approach anxieties.

Learning Objectives:

Increase knowledge of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline services.
Know when the 988 Lifeline is an appropriate resource to offer and when it is not.
Be equipped with tools to advocate for improved wrap-around and integrated services with the 988 Lifeline in your area.