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MHFA Forum 5 - Integrating MHFA as Part of a Larger Wellness Program

Sunday, April 26, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM MDT
Location: 610
YMHFA and tMHFA can be important parts of a larger wellness program. The groups we train are often part of a larger system or cohort opportunity, wherein MHFA is scheduled as part of the training program. This builds community both before and after the MHFA course so that participants can continue to ask questions and share experiences about using MHFA. A continuing cohort that refers back to the MHFA vocabulary and ideas helps strengthen both confidence and competence in the implementation of the ALGEE or tMHFA 5-step action plans.

Learning Objectives:

  • Participants will identify ways of incorporating MHFA into a larger wellness program, or scaffolding a larger wellness program around MHFA, to benefit their community.
  • Participants will identify goals of a wrap-around mental wellness program that includes MHFA, share successes and challenges with similar programming, and identify ways this could be integrated into their communities.
  • Participants will identify stakeholders and partners to develop a wrap-around mental wellness program that includes MHFA and begin to identify opportunities and obstacles for implementation.
Disclosure(s):
Denise Elsbree, MSW, LCSW: No financial relationships to disclose

    Forum Presenter - MHFA Summit(s)

  • Beth Lipschutz, MSW

    Director of Eduducation and Training
    BeWell at Jewish Federations of North America
    New York, New York

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Carly Coons, LSW

    Director of Programming and Resiliency Roundtable
    BeWell at Jewish Federations of North America
    Denver, Colorado

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    Handouts

  • Rachel Schein, Psy.D.

    Licensed Clinical Psychologist
    BeWell at Jewish Federations of North America
    New York, New York

    Disclosure information not submitted.

    • Moderator - MHFA Summit(s)

  • DE

    Denise Elsbree, MSW, LCSW

    National Trainer, MHFA
    NA
    Aurora , Illinois

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose