Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.
Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.
Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.
Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.
Our program is designed to teach laypersons the fundamentals needed to advocate for someone who is dealing with mental illness and their family members. This program focuses on teaching mental health advocacy through the lens of understanding how social determinants of health and racism play a key role in worsening mental health outcomes for marginalized communities. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify a number of different mental disorders, gain a greater understanding of the factors that exacerbate health disparities, understand how to provide effective emotional support, and gain confidence in the role you can play in affecting people in your community by being a mental health advocate.
The program is offered once a year in February. It is offered free of charge thanks to the generous health care workers that teach the workshop. The program takes eight weeks to complete. Participants who complete at least 80% of the course material will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible to apply to become an advocate through the LMHA network.
Applications for the 2022 course can be found here.