Mental Health
The Mental Health Matters program increases awareness and understanding of mental health by offering Youth Mental Health First Aid and Adult Mental Health First Aid trainings. These evidence-based curricula teach participants how to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness and substance use disorders, and how to respond effectively when someone is in need.
By building these skills, the program helps break down stigma, empowers individuals to take supportive action, and strengthens community capacity to promote mental well-being for both youth and adults.
Note: Funding for this program is provided at no cost to clients thanks to funding from grants and donations.
Events and Trainings Held through this program
Individuals Served through this program
Locations Where Offered
This program is virtually offered statewide and in-person at the Tucson office.
“This training has been so helpful and has done so much to prepare me for this upcoming school year.”
“I would like to express that I learned a lot about mental health in youth and I believe this training is very important for family support specialist who see families every day and in need of these services.”
“It helped me gain more confidence to talk to the younger people in my family about reaching out for help or just someone to talk to”
“This training has helped with my perspective on the youth and what they could be dealing with outside of our community recreation center and has already helped me while I interact with them.”
“Thank you for the very informative trainings, I feel more equipped and comfortable to handle mental health situations with my youth and in my community. This is so important to my heart as I see and work with youth that have since Covid started, suffering with their mental health challenges. We need more education for the community like this!”
Contact Us
Reach out to Dannyell Harris at dharris@cfraz.org to learn more about participating in this program.