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Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops

CMHA Kamloops promotes mental health awareness, reduces stigma, and provides vital support services for individuals facing mental health challenges, ensuring they have access to education, peer support, and recovery-focused programs.

Verbal Intervention training gives you practical tools to respond safely and respectfully when someone is in distress. Learn how to recognize escalating behaviour, use clear communication, and set boundaries that protect everyone involved. By registering, you support CMHA Kamloops&rsquo; work to reduce stigma and strengthen mental health in our community. Please share your details below so we can confirm your seat, send materials, and keep you informed about this session.

Verbal Intervention

safeTALK is a half‑day training that helps you notice when someone may be thinking about suicide and connect them to support. You do not need prior experience to take part. By registering, you&rsquo;re joining CMHA Kamloops in building a community where mental health is spoken about openly and safely. You will learn practical steps, use real‑life examples, and leave better prepared to listen, respond, and reach out for help when it&rsquo;s needed.

safeTALK

Mental Health First Aid Essentials is a practical, one-day course that equips you to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and crises in everyday settings. Guided by CMHA Kamloops&rsquo; commitment to reducing stigma and promoting recovery, you&rsquo;ll learn concrete steps to offer support, connect someone to appropriate help, and take care of your own well-being as a helper.

Mental Health First Aid Essentials (1-Day)

Explore the foundations of trauma-informed care. Learn compassionate approaches for supporting people with trauma histories.

Trauma-Informed Care

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day, in-person workshop that helps you recognize when someone may be thinking about suicide and respond with confidence, safety, and care. By registering, you support CMHA Kamloops&rsquo; mission to promote mental health, reduce stigma, and strengthen our community&rsquo;s response to suicide. This training is suitable for community members, frontline workers, and anyone who wants practical skills to help keep people safe.

ASIST

&nbsp;Front-line staff have a collaborative and comprehensive conversation about workplace boundaries and their importance. This workshop can be delivered in-person or virtually. This training is ideal for groups working within the same organization. Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all. Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Workplace Boundaries

Build the skills to recognize, understand, and respond to mental health challenges. This two‑day Mental Health First Aid certification course gives you practical tools to offer support, reduce stigma, and guide someone toward appropriate help. Taught by certified CMHA Kamloops facilitators, the training includes real‑life scenarios, simple action steps, and space for questions. Register below to reserve your seat and help make mental health a priority in our community.

Mental Health First Aid Essentials

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Join this practical session to build your confidence as a facilitator. Learn concrete tools to invite participation, respond to different energy levels in the room, and create space where people feel safe to speak and listen. Grounded in CMHA Kamloops&rsquo; commitment to mental health and recovery, this workshop focuses on real-world strategies you can use right away&mdash;whether you lead groups, train staff, or support community programs.

Practical Facilitation for Learner Engagement: Tools and Strategies to Support Change

Join CMHA Kamloops at the Kamloops Blazers Puck Drop&nbsp; Your participation helps CMHA Kamloops promote awareness, reduce stigma, and offer practical support to people living with mental health challenges.<div fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; direction: ltr;" style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: inherit; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>By participating in this puck toss event, you&rsquo;re helping keep local programs - education sessions, peer support, recovery-focused programs, and services available to those who need them the most.

Talk Today Puck Toss

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Overview Learn the basics of helping someone in a mental health crisis with our hands-on, in-person training! Mental Health First Aid Essentials Join us in person for a revamped, informative session on Mental Health First Aid.Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) provides participants with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to recognize changes in mental health, respond supportively, and apply practical actions to address declining mental health and crisis situations.It helps participants build confidence, reduce stigma, and enhance their own mental health.

Mental Health First Aid - Essentials

Verbal Interventions Course 🧠 gives you practical tools to respond safely and respectfully when someone is in distress. Learn how to de‑escalate tense situations, set boundaries, and communicate in ways that support mental health and dignity. This course reflects CMHA Kamloops&rsquo; commitment to education, recovery, and stigma reduction. Register below to reserve your spot and help build a community where people feel seen, heard, and supported.

Verbal Interventions Course 🧠 gives you practical tools to respond safely and respectfully when someone is in distress. Learn how to de‑escalate tense situations, set boundaries, and communicate in ways that support mental health and dignity.This course reflects CMHA Kamloops’ commitment to education, recovery, and stigma reduction. Register below to reserve your spot and help build a community where people feel seen, heard, and supported.

Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops

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