Project Summary:
The goal of this series is to strengthen the capacity of Wisconsin’s health and human services workforce to effectively support teen mental health by addressing critical and timely issues: trauma, digital stressors, suicide risk, and substance use. Through evidence-informed sessions, participants will gain practical tools to recognize warning signs, apply early interventions, and provide trauma-informed care. By increasing workforce knowledge and confidence in responding to these issues, the training promotes earlier, more effective engagement with at-risk youth, reduces the long-term burden of untreated mental health conditions, and helps interrupt cycles that contribute to poor health outcomes.
The expert speakers' content and provided resources, materials, and tools will equip attendees with the skills to advance early intervention, reduce stigma, and improve youth mental health outcomes across Wisconsin. This event will be promoted to healthcare organizations in the central Wisconsin area, including the two largest systems, Aspirus Health and Marshfield Clinic. We expect attendees to include nurses, behavioral health clinicians, primary care providers, emergency care staff, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, patient care advocates, care coordinators and case managers, public health nurses, and health educators.