The NAN Project Workshops

With in-school workshops no longer possible, The NAN Project Team has pivoted to producing a series of trainings and short webinars covering mental health topics as they relate to the Covid-19 Pandemic.

These workshops are available for live presentations via Zoom. If you would like to learn more about bringing The NAN Project’s Professional Development Workshops to your school or community, contact us at [email protected].

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) / Ask, Listen, Get Help Expand This training is meant to empower educators to act as a bridge to help for a student who may be struggling. It is not intended to be clinical, but rather, it is meant to offer a suicide prevention tool anyone can use to help a student who may be thinking about suicide by offering three simple steps – Question, Persuade, Refer / Ask, Listen, Get Help. This interactive training covers suicide statistics, risk factors & warnings signs of a young person in crisis, and strategies & resources to support a young person dealing with mental health challenges.
Watch a recording of this training here!

Building Resilience in the Shadow of Covid-19 Expand

This workshop offers educators the tools to help build resiliency within the schools for both teachers and students during the ongoing COVID 19 situation.

The training will cover:

Research findings on the mental health impact of challenging experiences and trauma, especially in young people;
How these findings might predict the mental health impact of Covid-19;
How the trauma of school closures, isolation, loss of loved ones and experiences, and continued uncertainty has led to increased the anxiety in both students and teachers;
Common signs of anxiety, depression, and trauma in the classroom;
What it means to be resilient;
How to create a culture that fosters resilience for students and school staff;
Strategies to build hope and ” bounce back” skills. To watch an example of this webinar, check out this recording!

The Value of a Trusted Adult Expand

This presentation educates those viewed by youth as role models (coaches, teachers, etc) on how to support young adults. Participants learn how to engage with youth, learn the qualities/attributes of a trusted adult, identify the responsibilities, boundaries, limitations of being a trusted adult, and recognize a student’s autonomy, while building a viable support system around them.

Peer Mentor Presentations: Quarantine Cares Stories Expand

To meet the changing needs of the communities The NAN Project serves, our Peer Mentors have crafted “Quarantine Cares Stories” to share with students and virtual learners. These stories, each 3-5 minutes long, provide a Peer Mentor’s perspective on maintaining their mental health during a pandemic. These presentations include background information on the young adults’ struggles before COVID 19, what those challenges look like during periods of physical isolation, and ideas for managing stress and finding connection, with a hopeful focus on the strategies and supports that are still available, even now.

For an example of this presentation, watch this recorded workshop!

Coming Soon: Trauma in the Classroom Expand

This training focuses on delivering trauma informed care and its impact in the classroom for school staff.

This training will….

Talk about today…what everyone has been through with COVID 19;
Review the basics of trauma;
Identify behaviors and symptoms of trauma in students;
Provide strategies on how to address trauma in students;
Illustrate self care techniques that educators can employ.

Or watch some of our recorded workshops, below!

Let’s Talk About Suicide: The NAN Project at SNHU

The NAN Project is proud to have presented virtually for SNHU’s Leading Manchester to Recovery: Extending Our Reach Series. This recorded webinar combines content from our Ask, Listen, Get Help and Risk Factors and Warning Signs videos.

Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs: What to Look Out for During Covid-19

The NAN Project produced this webinar; Ask Listen, Get Help: Responding to Students During Covid-19, as part of our work to support educators and school staff. The goal of this video is to empower educators to help students who may be struggling, and provide the steps to have conversations about mental health.

Ask, Listen, Get Help: Responding to Students During Covid-19

Impact of Social Isolation on Students

In recognition of Children’s Mental Health Week, The NAN Project has produced “Impact of Social Isolation on Students,” a video webinar created by Clinical Director Donna Kausek and Peer Coordinator Shilpa Thirukkovalur. The goal of this webinar is to help educators and caregivers recognize the challenges of today’s students, validate their experiences, and provide appropriate responses and resources in the context of Covid-19.