What’s Up Wellness Trainings
Helping you to help others.
What's Up Wellness staff are certified Mental Health First Aid trainers for Nevada County. We are available to provide trainings at your community site in both Youth and Adult versions of Mental Health First Aid. We are also certified to facilitate Teen Mental Health First Aid classes (TMHFA) for 10th-12th graders in Nevada County high schools. MHFA is an evidence based early intervention program supporting communities in identifying, understanding and responding to support those living with mental health challenges.
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Mental Health First Aid is a 1-day training for adults that teaches how to help young people OR other adults in mental health challenges or crises.
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Mental Health First Aid training for teenagers to help their teen peers, friends, or family get the support they need when faced with mental health challenges or crises.
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Contact us at whatsupwellness@gmail.com, call 530-268-5854, or sign up for our newsletter to find out more info on our next trainings!
Upcoming Trainings
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Teen Mental Health First Aid
Ongoing
It is empowering for young people to know what to do when they see their friends struggling with a mental health challenge. Teen Mental Health First Aid helps young people learn how to identify mental health challenges and crises with their friends, how to approach and listen to them, and how/where to connect them to support. Offered at Bitney Prep and Ghidotti High School 10th graders.
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
Coming in 2026
In this virtual 8 hour training, learn how to provide initial help to adults struggling with mental health challenges and crises. These interactive sessions will cover topics like recognizing warning signs, approaching and listening, offering reassurance, and guiding individuals to professional help.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Coming Winter of 25-26
In this 8 hour virtual training, learn how to provide initial help to young people struggling with mental health challenges and crises. These interactive sessions will cover topics like recognizing warning signs, approaching and listening, offering reassurance, and guiding young people to professional help.
Adults Supporting Young People
As adults, we are here to protect and support the young people in our lives. We offer trainings to adults in Youth Mental Health First Aid to know how to give assistance to teens struggling with mental health challenges or crises.
Being a safe, trusted support person for the teenagers in our lives is crucial.
Adults Supporting Adults
Mental Health First Aid is needed not only for young people struggling, but also for the adults in our lives that struggle with their mental health. It is empowering to know what to do when faced with another adult who is in the midst of a mental health challenge or crisis. Come learn how.
Mental Health First Aid can change lives.
Teens Supporting Teens
Teenagers and young people often turn to each other for emotional support, guidance, and direction. We offer Teen Mental Health First Aid classes to youth, empowering them to support each other with practices and resources to get the help they need.
We believe in giving our teenagers the tools they need to support each other
Other Ways to Support
Visit our Resources page for information on local and virtual mental health resources for adults and teens
Our Support Groups offer a variety of topics and situations that our staff or other organizations offer groups around