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  • Hotline Numbers

    Please save these in your phone now:

    • National Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
    • Local Hotline: 2-1-1
    • Trevor Project (LGBTQ hotline): 1-866-488-7386
    • Text: 741 741

Youth Mental Health First Aid

  • Youth Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course for adults 18 and older who have an interest in learning about mental disorders and how they affect youth. The goal of this class is to increase mental health literacy in our community!
     
    The following are the newly released dates for the Spring 2019 Youth Mental Health First Aid classes:
     
    March 1st and 2nd 
    March 29th and 30th
    May 3rd and 4th
     
    For more information, please visit eventbrite.com and search TEARS to register (quick link here). There is a maximum of 30 people per class (Friday/Saturday).
     
    Note: All classes are 8 hours (5-9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. -12 p.m. Saturday and held at Red River High School. Participants must attend both days and will be certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid upon completion. 
     
    If you have any questions, please contact Moriah Opp at mopp@altru.org.
  • FREE Counseling Service for GFPS Students
     
    Thanks to generous funding from the Gaukler Family Foundation, the Access for All Scholarship Fund provides FREE counseling services to Grand Forks Public Schools students and their families at the Northern Prairie Community Clinic on the campus of the University of North Dakota. 
     
    Counseling is offered for individual students and/or their families and can address a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, substance use, relationship issues, stress management, and trauma-related issues.

    For more information, or to inquire about a referral, please contact your school counselor or school social worker.