Good afternoon,
NY FarmNet is partnering with 4 CCE county office/teams to bring Mental Health First Aid Training to the agricultural community in New York. If you are available please join us at one of the trainings.
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illness, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. This 8-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia.
Trainings are set for:
- January 17 from 8:30 am – 5 pm at the Agriculture and Business Center 36 Center Street in Warsaw. The training cost is $25 per person including lunch and a manual. Register today either on-line at: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/MentalHealthFirstAidTraining_10508 or by contacting Lisa Aures at Cornell Cooperative Extension, lma96@cornell.edu or 585-786-2251, ext. 123. For questions about the training please reach out to the Wyoming County Mental Health Department at 585-786-8871.
• February 1 from 8:30 – 5 pm at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County Offices in Morrisville. The training cost is $50 per person, which covers materials and lunch. Register online at: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=mentalhealthfirstaid_225
• February 4 from 8:30 – 5 pm at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County Offices in Voorheesville in partnership with the Capital Area Agricultural and Horticultural Program. The training cost is $50 per person, which covers materials and lunch. Registration information is forthcoming
• February 28 from 8:30 am – 5 pm at SUNY Potsdam in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County. Registration information is forthcoming
Contact Kate Downes at kdownes@cornell.edu with any questions regarding the four trainings. Additional information on the trianings is available at: https://www.nyfarmnet.org/
Dan
Daniel Welch
Business and Succession Planning Coordinator
NY FarmNet
The Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
350 Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607.255.7103 | Fax: 607.254.7435 | Mobile: 607.342.2545
dlw56@cornell.edu
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