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Mental Health First Aid Summit Breakouts A

MHFA6 - From Invitation to Impact: Filling Seats and Fueling Change With MHFA

Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT
Location: 603
NASW CCB ACCME NY-SW NY-MHC NBCC
Getting registrations for a Mental Health First Aid class is one thing. Building full rooms and lasting community impact is another. This session shares practical, proven strategies to grow enrollment and strengthen local partnerships without changing the MHFA curriculum. Learn how to collaborate, show up effectively, and use culturally relevant outreach that builds trust and sparks interest. Research shows partnerships can increase participation by up to 40 percent, and we will share real examples of small outreach shifts that turned low sign ups into waitlists. Participants will leave with at least five actionable promotion strategies they can use immediately.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify at least three local school and community partnership strategies that can be replicated to promote MHFA courses.
  • Formulate an outreach plan that includes culturally relevant messaging to increase participant sign-ups.
  • Clarify how to track and measure the long-term community impact of MHFA training participants.
Disclosure(s):
Dr. Michelle Echols, DSW, LCSW, CADC: No financial relationships to disclose
Rhonda Nelson, LCPC: No financial relationships to disclose