Mental Health Awareness Training - MHAT

12/04/2025

🌟 CALL FOR PRESENTERS — NOW OPEN! 🌟
2026 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference
¡Juntos Podemos! Bridging Systems, Culture, and Care
📅 September 9–11, 2026 | Albuquerque, NM

We are calling on clinicians, emerging clinical leaders, trainers, researchers, and behavioral health professionals with backgrounds in addiction, recovery, co-occurring conditions, integrated care and prevention to submit proposals for either 75-minute or 90-minute breakout sessions, who serve Hispanic/Latino communities to submit a proposal for the 2026 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference in either English or Spanish!

This premier national gathering highlights evidence-based practices, emerging clinical models, and culturally responsive approaches that improve outcomes for diverse Latino populations. We invite proposals that focus on themes relevant to the Hispanic/Latino community, such as but not limited to:

• Traditional Healing Practices
• Specialty areas – Latino Population focused on addictions; mental health; recovery, prevention, crisis intervention; rehabilitation)
• Wellness and prevention for Latinos (I.e., su***de prevention, early intervention, SUD prevention)
• Linguistically and culturally appropriate services, treatments, and assessments for Latino and diverse Latino populations
• Behavioral health career development
• Behavioral health theory/practice in serving Latino populations
• Leadership & Advocacy (behavioral health/mental health among Latino Populations)
• Latino-based Research and Policy
• Social and culturally informed practices in serving Latino/Hispanic populations
• Peer Recovery (non-clinical)
• Integrated models of care
• AI focused behavioral health strategies

✨ FEATURED THIS YEAR — Day 3: Cultural Healing Day
Clinicians will have the opportunity to participate in and learn from interactive cultural healing sessions, including traditional practices, community-based modalities, storytelling, movement, and ancestral knowledge integration—designed to support culturally attuned clinical care.

📝 Submission Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026
🔗 Submit your proposal or learn more at: www.NLBHA.org
📱 Scan the QR code on the flyer to access the proposal portal.
Join fellow practitioners, researchers, and community experts as we strengthen the clinical landscape for Latino behavioral health.
¡Juntos Podemos! Together We Can!

12/02/2025

🚨 LAST CALL — LIMITED SPACE! 🚨
Don’t miss our FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) virtual training happening Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 10 AM–2 PM MST (with a required 2-hour online pre-training).

This interactive, evidence-based course empowers adults who work with or care for youth (ages 12–18) to recognize early signs of mental health or substance use challenges, provide support, and connect young people to appropriate help. Participants who complete all components will receive a 3-year YMHFA certification!

✨ Presenter: Lucila Beaton, LISW-CP/S, LCSW, LCSWC — trauma-focused clinician, MHFA instructor, LivingWorks trainer, and bilingual Afro-Latina leader.

✔️ Space is limited — register today!
👉 Click here to register: [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/q4ft7XPqTMCeJY9lcvB_Ug]

For more information, contact:
📧 Dr. Susie Villalobos – Sr. Director at susiev@nlbha.org

Let’s strengthen our communities by supporting the mental well-being of our youth! 💙🧡

11/18/2025

🌟 Today’s Spotlight: Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) 🌟

At NLBHA, we believe that everyone can play a role in supporting mental wellness in our communities. Our MHAT program empowers individuals, organizations, and frontline staff with the skills to recognize the signs of mental health challenges and respond with confidence, compassion, and cultural sensitivity.

Through MHAT, participants gain tools to:
🧠 Understand common mental health conditions
💬 Start supportive conversations
🛟 Identify risk factors and warning signs
🤝 Connect individuals to help and resources
🌱 Reduce stigma in Hispanic/Latinx and underserved communities

Whether you’re a provider, educator, community leader, or caregiver — MHAT trainings help you make a difference.

Learn more about our upcoming trainings and how to bring MHAT to your agency or community:
👉 https://nlbha.org/projects/mhat-trainings/

Let’s work together to build healthier, more resilient communities — one training at a time. 💚

11/17/2025

📢 Youth Mental Health Matters Now More Than Ever 💚

The American Psychological Association reports that anxiety and depression rates among young people have skyrocketed in recent years. Many kids and teens are struggling with stress, pressure, and emotional challenges that can feel overwhelming.

The APA recommends several simple but powerful strategies to support youth mental wellness:
🌿 Getting outside and staying active
😴 Prioritizing healthy sleep
🗣 Talking it out with someone they trust
💛 Staying connected and supported

At NLBHA, our Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) program offers Youth Mental Health First Aid and other specialized trainings designed to help adults recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health concerns in young people.

If you work with youth — in schools, clinics, community centers, faith settings, or at home — these tools can make a life-changing difference.

👉 Learn more about MHAT and upcoming trainings:
https://nlbha.org/projects/mhat-trainings/

Together, we can build stronger, healthier futures for our youth. 🌟

11/17/2025

🌟 NLBHA is proud to highlight our collaboration with the American Psychiatric Association (APA)! 🌟

As part of our shared commitment to expanding access to culturally relevant mental health information, we encourage our community partners, providers, and families to explore LaSaludMental.org — a comprehensive Spanish-language resource hub created by the APA.

💬 What you’ll find on LaSaludMental.org:
🔹 Easy-to-understand mental health information in Spanish
🔹 Resources on depression, anxiety, substance use, bipolar disorder, and more
🔹 Guidance for families and caregivers
🔹 Support tools for navigating treatment and wellness
🔹 Culturally tailored materials created for Latino communities

This resource is completely free and designed to help break barriers, increase understanding, and promote mental health equity for Spanish-speaking individuals and families.

👉 Explore the website: https://www.lasaludmental.org

🤝 Learn more about NLBHA’s partnership and programs at www.nlbha.org

Help us spread the word and ensure our communities have access to the mental health resources they deserve. 💚

11/17/2025

📢 Attention Agencies in El Paso County & New Mexico!

The National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) is offering FREE mental health trainings for your staff through our Mental Health Awareness Training (MHAT) program.

We are currently seeking agencies, organizations, schools, clinics, and community partners in El Paso County, Texas and across the state of New Mexico who are interested in building capacity, supporting staff wellness, and strengthening services for the communities you serve.

Available trainings include:
✅ Mental Health First Aid
✅ Trauma-Informed Care
✅ Seeking Safety
✅ Talk Saves Lives
✅ Verbal Intervention
✅ Breaking the Stigma – Approaches for Serving Hispanic/Latinx Communities

These trainings are designed to increase awareness, build practical skills, and support culturally responsive care for the populations you work with every day.

👉 For more information, visit: www.nlbha.org

📧 Or contact: Dr. Susie Villalobos – susiev@nlbha.org

Please share with partners who may be interested! 💚

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11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, we remember and honor the sacrifices veterans gave for our country.

Our NAMI Staff and HelpLine volunteers are off to commemorate this day - but support is still here for you. If you are a military service member, contact the Military Helpline. If you are in crisis, call or text 988, or visit chat.988lifeline.org

Visit nami.org/homefront to learn about additional resources for veterans and their families.

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