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Key Warning Signs of Mental Illness & Suicide Prevention Best Practices

You will have access to the recording, handouts, evaluation, and certificate of attendance for 90 days after purchase. For your records you will want to complete the evaluation which will generate an email with the certificate of attandance attached. Ensure you download this certificate and fill out your details to keep for your records.


 

 

Available until December 10, 2026

3 CEHs | $90

 

Key Warning Signs of Early Onset Mental Illness and Suicide Prevention Best Practices meets the state requirements for educator licensure renewal. Attendees will learn strategies, interventions, accommodations, and modifications to help students flourish emotionally and socially in school settings and in the community.  The presenter describes signs and symptoms of mental illness in children and youth, including developmental differences from infant and early childhood through transition age youth. Resources will be shared to help educators, families and other professionals connect children and youth with appropriate levels of care when needed. A comprehensive school wide toolkit for prevention, intervention, and postvention of suicide will be discussed and shared with participants. 

 

Deborah Cavitt, MS, Manager of Advocacy and Education - Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health

Learning Level

Level 1 (BASIC): Broad background information and introductory material is covered. Audience needs no prior knowledge of topic.

Audience

Educators, parents/caregivers, other professionals working directly with children and youth

Ages Addressed

Early childhood to young adulthood

Deborah Cavitt, MS is an advocate, trainer, and project director for Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). Cavitt gives presentations and works on projects with schools, children, youth, parents, and professionals to increase understanding and reduce the stigma related to mental health disorders. As a parent coach and advocate, she helps families navigate systems on their journey of raising a child with mental health challenges. Deborah has a master’s degree in human services with specializations in mental health and substance use counseling and a bachelor’s degree in education. Before joining MACMH, she worked as a prevention specialist and grant coordinator for a substance abuse treatment agency in Iowa City. Preceding her mental health and substance use prevention work, she was a teacher for over twenty years, working on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota.

 

Please know that the materials shared are the intellectual property of the presenters and should not be shared or used without previous approval by the presenter. Please keep the webinar description for your records.


 

If you have further questions regarding this webinar, please contact us at info@macmh.org