Mental health for the Hmong community remains difficult to address and understand. Yet it is a growing concern that continues to impact the well-being of Hmong families. In this podcast, the clinical team at Vanguard Mental Health and Wellness Clinic will talk about mental health from a cultural framework.
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Free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training
In order to protect our community, Washington County Public Health & Environment encourages anyone in the community who is interested to take a free lifesaving suicide intervention course. The QPR Gatekeeper online course teaches participants how to “Question, Persuade, and Refer” a person who may be considering suicide through a one hour session that can be accessed at any time.
To access your free training:
• Go to the QPR Gatekeeper Training Portal
• Enter WCDPH as your Organization Code
• Select Create Account
• Complete and submit your registration form with your email
• QPR will display and email the newly created username and password
• Log in to begin training at QPRTraining.com
Call 911 if you need EMS, fire and/or police dispatched to your location.
988 provides immediate emotional support to Minnesota residents. Staffed by trained counselors at local 988 centers, the lifeline is free, confidential, and available 24/7. The 988 Lifeline provides easier access to mental health crisis care through a 200+ network of crisis call, text, and chat centers, separate from the public safety purposes of 911, where the focus is on dispatching emergency medical services, fire, and police, as needed.
Face-to-face, short-term, intensive, mental health crisis services that assist and support individuals and families with crisis counseling, navigating the mental health system; referral(s) to on-going services; and resources and information.
These resources can help you navigate mental health resources in your community.
Mental health for the Hmong community remains difficult to address and understand. Yet it is a growing concern that continues to impact the well-being of Hmong families. In this podcast, the clinical team at Vanguard Mental Health and Wellness Clinic will talk about mental health from a cultural framework.