Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Session

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and a youth mental health first aid training session is coming up on Monday, Sept. 22nd from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Meeker County Fairgrounds in Litchfield. The free training is open to parents, teachers, coaches or any caring adult who interacts with youth.

Tammy Diehn is with the 2BContinued organization which she founded back in 2019, following the suicide of her sister. She says they offer a suicide loss support group on the second Monday of each month in Glencoe and also provide educational opportunities within an 8-county area. She says preregistration is required by this Friday, and lunch is provided during the workshop.

Diehn says you can call 2BContinued at 320-854-4673 or visit 2BCONTINUED.org to pre-register. She says the more people who are trained to look for signs of suicidal individuals, the more lives that can be potentially saved. The National Suicide Hotline is 988.