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Join us for: Changing the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide

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 attendance attached. Ensure you download this certificate and fill out your details to keep for your records.


Changing the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide (Virtual)

 

Thursday, September 10, 2026

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST | 2 CEHs | $40

Talking about mental health and suicide can be uncomfortable and uncertain topics that bring up different perspectives, feelings, beliefs, and attitudes in people. Changing the Narrative on Mental Health and Suicide is a conversation that empowers participants to change their perceptions of mental health towards hope and resilience.  The presentation will share ways of being intentional in the words we use and ways we talk about mental health and suicide in order to avoid sensationalizing the issue and prevent alienating individuals, which can cause a decrease in help-seeking behavior, and to prevent glamorizing suicide.  Healthy conversations about mental health and suicide avoid harmful messages that may increase suicide risk or undermine suicide prevention goals.  By doing this safely,1. we reduce stigma, mitigate risks, promote help seeking, and respect all individuals. 

Deb Cavitt, MS

 

About the Presenter: Deborah Cavitt, MS is the MACMH Manager of Advocacy and Education, a grant writer and grant project director, a certified prevention specialist, a Certified Family Peer Specialist, a parent advocate and coach, and a presenter who educates parents and professionals to increase their understanding of child and adolescent mental health. As a parent who has navigated the systems of care for her own children, she helps guide other families as they seek resources and support to find the best care for their own children. 
 
Deb is a licensed Minnesota teacher who taught for over 20 years before getting her master's in human services, specializing in substance use and mental health counseling.   

 

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