Training looks to expand mental health support in after-school YMCA programs
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When the school day ends, some students go to after-school programs. But if a student has a hard day, after-school staff aren’t always equipped with the tools to respond.
To help address that, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health is partnering with the YMCA of the North to pilot a program that trains non-clinical, after-school educators in mental health support.
Minnesota Now host Nina Moini spoke with two guests about the program: Katie Hendel, associate professor at the School of Public Health at the U of M, and Jenny Collins, vice president of educational impact with YMCA of the North.
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