Mental Health Resilience Trainings
Mental health plays a key role in your overall health. It includes understanding how to manage your stress and develop strong coping skills.
The NYC Health Department offers free courses that are open to the public to help New Yorkers build mental health awareness and resilience. Private trainings for community-based organizations are available.
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a public education program that teaches skills for identifying, understanding and responding to signs of mental health and substance use challenges and crises.
This is an 8-hour certification course that takes place in-person across NYC. For more information, email MHFA@health.nyc.gov.
Trainings are available in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Bengali.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid (Youth MHFA) is a public education program that introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents.This is an 8-hour certification course that takes place in-person across NYC. For more information, email MHFA@health.nyc.gov.
Trainings are available in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Promoting Mental Health in Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities Learning Initiative
Promoting Mental Health in AANHPI Communities (PMH-AANHPI) is a learning workshop that introduces participants to the history of the AANHPI community in the United States and how to access culturally relevant mental health resources.
This is a 3-hour workshop that takes place in-person and virtually. For more information, email AANHPI@health.nyc.gov.
Trainings are available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Korean, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali and Hindi.
Community Mental Wellness and Resilience
Community Mental Wellness & Resilience (CMW+R) Workshop provides resources for New Yorkers on community empowerment and individual and collective resilience. Participants will learn how to identify mental health issues, develop support strategies and identify mental health resources within their own community.
This is a 3-hour workshop that takes place in-person or virtually. For more information and to schedule a private session, email MHFA@health.nyc.gov.
Community Mental Wellness and Resilience for Providers
The NYC Health Department provides Community Mental Wellness and Resilience trainings to satisfy LCSW and LMSW continuing education requirements. The CMW+R for Providers training is a 3-hour workshop that takes place virtually.
Additional Resources
- Inclusive Therapists: Ethnically diverse clinicians who provide culturally affirming and responsive client care
- Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA): Network of mental health professionals who support the development of Black clinicians and provide culturally competent services in Black communities
- Latinx Therapy: National network of Latinx therapists who provide bilingual, culturally attuned and inclusive therapy for the Latinx community
- Asian Mental Health Collective (AMHC): Aspires to make mental health easily available, approachable and accessible to Asian communities worldwide