Mental Health First Aid Summit Forums B

MHFA Forum 4 - Spanish Language MHFA: Best Practices for Community-facing Trainings

Sunday, April 26, 2026

11:10 AM - 12:10 PM MDT

Location: 612

MHFA Instructors and Coordinators will learn best practices for planning, implementing and improving Spanish language MHFA trainings designed to reach Spanish speaking community members. Includes: Fully In Person, Submit A Course and Blended delivery methods.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will explore strategies for launching and sustaining in-person Spanish language MHFA trainings
Participants will identify culturally relevant approaches to encourage active MHFA classroom participation.
Participants will explore how quality language access in MHFA leads to increased community led mental health awareness and advocacy.

Disclosure(s):

Suzanne L. Pearlman, MA: No financial relationships to disclose

Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

Celia Ruiz

Bilingual MHFA Instructor
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri

Disclosure information not submitted.

Handouts

Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

Suzanne L. Pearlman, MA

MHFA National Trainer
dePearl & Associates Owner and Principal Consultant
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose