Annual Training of the Trainer

Each year, Youth Champs for Mental Health holds a week long Training of Trainers event that brings together youth leaders from three divisions to dialogue around mental health and suicide prevention and disseminate upon returning to their respective communities. This annual training has been running for the last 4 years and have covered over 130 youth leaders from three divisions and 150 communities. This platform provides a safe space for youths to feedback on current mental health services, share experiences on best practices, receive updated information on mental health news and programs and network for collaborative efforts towards the objectives of the organization.

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The workshop builds leaders and trainers and equips participants with the necessary skills to administer peer support, advocacy and awareness. They understand creative and expressive coping mechanisms, prioritize self care, and learn to utilize their existing skills and knowledge to benefit their peers as well as themselves.

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