YMHFA Instructor Summit 2024

The Reach One Teach One Youth MHFA Summit will provide an opportunity to bring youth and teen MHFA instructors from across N.C. together to learn, grow and network with other local and national MHFA champions, content experts and practitioners. Participants will receive specialized consultation and technical assistance from nationally recognized Youth and teen MHFA trainers, learn how youth and teen MHFA programs support school and community based resilience and well-being initiatives, and engage in focus groups that will support long term program sustainability. 

Target Audience:
-Individuals who are currently certified as an YMHFA or tMHFA instructor.
-Individuals interested in becoming a certified instructor (requires commitment to a 3-day training).

Registration: Pre-registration is required to attend. 

The registration fee for the retreat is $100.

Registration fee includes:   

• Training materials 
• 11 contact hours 
• 2-night hotel stay 
• 2-day breakfast & lunch 

Refund Policy: Registration is non-refundable.


The summit will occur over 2 days and will be fully in-person at the Koury Convention Center. There will be a plenary session to open the summit for all attendees. The summit will include a total of 5 breakout sessions with 3 session options for each breakout. For a total of 15 breakout session options for attendees to choose from. The summit will conclude with a closing plenary session for all attendees. 

Summit Details:

 Training Dates: May 2 - May 3, 2024

Registration fee: $100 per person
Contact Hours: up to 11*
Capacity: 150

*Only a certificate of completion will be issued with 11 contact hours. 

Location: 
Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC  
3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407 

Times: 
05/02/24: 8 am – 5 pm  
05/03/24: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm  

Session Topics:

Title: Mental Fitness: How Skilling Up with Youth Mental Health First Aid Supports a Sustainable Culture of Well-Being 

Whole Health Sport
Speaker:  Lynn Hennighausen, Katie Kilty

Title: The Intersections and Connections 
Restorative Justice, tMHFA, and YMHFA
Palreddy Lowe

Speaker: Soumya Palreddy and Ian Lowe

Title: What Lessons Have We Learned? Using Data to Inform YMHFA Program Sustainability (focus group)

Speaker: Dr. Sarah Reives-Houston

Title: Understanding NC School Behavioral Health Systems

Speaker: Nina Muller

Title: Trauma-Informed Leadership Teams: A Model for Helping Schools Respond Effectively to Stress and Trauma
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Title: Supporting the Well-being of Youth and Teen MHFA Instructors

Speaker: Felicia Gibson

Title: Working Smarter, Not Harder: Creating Overlap in Sustainable Work

Speaker: Amaris Sampson, Cherice Artis, Gradesa Lockhart

Title: Change- It Can Be Your Friend!

Speaker: Dr. Corliss Thompson-Drew, Tanyetta Sutton

Title: Social Emotional Learning in NC School: Where Are We And Where Are We Going?

Speaker: Gianna Seminara

Title: What's Next? Sustaining Youth and Teen MHFA in Your Community

Speaker: Ruby Brown-Herring

A certificate of completion will be issued with 11 contact hours.

The summit is being hosted by UNC School of School Work Behavioral Health Springboard and is being funded by the NC Division of Child and Family Well-being through funding provided by the Governor's Office to implement Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and teen Mental Health First Aid for NC schools and other youth-serving community organizations.

For questions and technical assistance contact us via bhs-support@unc.edu