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Mental Health First Aid Summit Breakouts A

MHFA5 - Teen Implementation and Stakeholder Buy-in

Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM MDT
Location: Bluebird 2E
NASW CCB ACCME NY-SW NY-MHC NBCC
Implementing Teen Mental Health First Aid in schools takes more than a great curriculum—it takes trust, strategy, and collaboration. In this fast-paced, engaging session, attendees will learn practical, real-world approaches for gaining buy-in from administrators and educators, building cross-sector partnerships, and sustaining tMHFA within complex school systems. Drawing from lived implementation experience, David will share replicable strategies that help move tMHFA from a “nice add-on” to a trusted, embedded part of student well-being. Participants will leave inspired, encouraged, and equipped with actionable ideas they can immediately apply in their own communities.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify practical strategies to build trust and credibility with school administrators and teachers when proposing tMHFA.
  • Analyze how cross-sector partnerships (faith, nonprofit, and education) can be leveraged to expand reach and strengthen implementation.
  • Formulate an action step to align tMHFA with existing school and community priorities in order to ensure long-term sustainability.
Disclosure(s):
David J. Galvan, None: No financial relationships to disclose
Denise Elsbree, MSW, LCSW: No financial relationships to disclose

    Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

  • David J. Galvan, None

    Mental Health Advocate & Suicide Prevention Trainer
    The Galvan Collective
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    Slides Handouts

    • Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

  • DE

    Denise Elsbree, MSW, LCSW

    National Trainer, MHFA
    NA
    Aurora , Illinois

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose