Training and Education
This training and education hub was created to help Edmontonians come together to support one another in living happier, more meaningful lives. Whether you're caring for family, friends, coworkers, or even strangers, we all play a role in looking out for each other.
These courses are designed to support your growth—whether you're a peer, a service provider, or someone just trying to help. Topics include mental health and addictions, suicide prevention, peer support, poverty and housing, parenting, and more. All trainings emphasize approaches that are fair, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and rooted in community values.
Enhance Emergency Sexual Assault Services FREE - Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
This program is designed for professionals working in the criminal justice system with people who have been recently sexually assaulted (e.g. healthcare, counselling, and law enforcement professionals).
The Healing Brain: Supporting Children from Trauma to Resilience – Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters
Learn about early childhood brain development, the impacts of trauma, and how to support children who have been exposed to domestic violence.
Skills for Safer Living – CMHA-Alberta and the Center for Suicide Prevention
Skills for Safer Living (SfSL) is a four-week group program for youth ages 12-24 who have suicide ideation and their caregivers.
Understanding and Responding to Hate, Racism, and Discrimination on the Frontlines – Coalitions Creating Equity
The Understanding and Responding to Hate, Racism, and Discrimination on the Frontlines online course, developed by the Edmonton Education team at Coalitions Creating Equity (CCE) provides crucial training for frontline workers dealing with hate, racism, and discrimination.
Navigating Advocacy– Athabasca University PowerED
In this course, you will embark on a journey of self-reflection to explore the concept of allyship in the context of Indigenous healthcare.
Anti-Indigenous Racism and Discrimination – Athabasca University PowerED
In this course, you will delve into the multifaceted landscape of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, gaining insights into their cultures, histories, and contemporary struggles.
Red Road Healing Society
Red Road Healing Society offers a number of courses and sessions for Indigenous community members, please contact them for more information
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) – CMHA Edmonton
Attending this two-day course will train you to intervene with an individual who is suicidal.
Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment & Management (SPRAM) – Alberta Health Services
Learn how to assess and manage individuals at risk of suicide, from a healthcare provider perspective.
Our Children Are Sacred - Ben Calf Robe
A youth focused suicide prevention course and resource for adults interacting with individuals at risk for suicide.
LivingWorks Start – LivingWorks
An introductory course that will provide anyone over the age of 13 with basic skills on how to recognize and support someone who is thinking about suicide.
Edmonton Recovery College - CMHA-Edmonton
Courses developed and offered by individuals with lived experience around varying life topics.
Radical Mental Health Peer Support – CMHA-Edmonton Peer College
Learn the basics of being a peer support worker.
School of Peer Support – CMHA-Edmonton Peer College
Build a fully developed skill-set around being a peer worker through both in-class instruction and a practicum component.
LEAP (Listen-Empathize-Agree-Partner) – CMHA-Edmonton
Learn how to provide support and interact with someone you care about when they are experiencing psychosis.
Mental Health First Aid Virtual – CMHA-Edmonton
Learn to support someone who is struggling with their mental health.
Lunch & Learn Series - Mental Health Foundation
An ongoing series on various mental health and addiction topics that provides education and a place for connection.
Indigenous Wellness Parenting Program – Ben Calf Robe
A strength-based program that supports parents to build valuable skills and healthy relationships with their children while honouring traditional Indigenous Ways of Knowing.
Indigenous Canada – University of Alberta
Learn the complexities of Indigenous history in Canada and the struggles they face in preserving their well-being in modern society.
Building Psychological Safety in the Workplace – Imagine Institute for Learning
Creating Safe and Growth-Oriented Workplaces: Learn what makes a workplace psychologically safe and what you can do to create a workplace that empowers people to show up at their best.