Training & Events

Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) is a training program that aims to prevent suicide by teaching people how to safely store lethal means, such as firearms and medications, during a crisis. The program’s goal is to create distance and time between people at risk of suicide and lethal means, which can potentially save […]

Pathways to Care: Navigating the Journey Together Highlighting the importance of military-competent connections that support Veterans and their families across the continuum of care. Join us for the first Minnesota Veteran Suicide Prevention Summit! This year’s summit will focus on Pathways to Care: Navigating the Journey Together, highlighting the importance of military-competent connections that support Veterans […]

Learn how to support someone’s desire for safety by recognizing the warning signs of suicide, identifying people who are at risk, and applying the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person to suicide first aid resources. Listed on the national best practice registry, safeTALK allows time for both practice and discussion. […]

COMET (Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory) is a two-hour training that teaches participants how to reach out in a meaningful, respectful and supportive way to friends, co-workers or acquaintances who seem to be struggling somewhere between wellness and a mental health crisis. While designed for rural and farming communities, it can also be used in […]

The theme of the 2026 NAMI MN Conference is Healing Minnesota: Recovery Now, Mental Health Always. This conference brings together individuals with lived experience, family members, mental health professionals, health care providers, advocates, educators, community leaders policy makers, students and others from across Minnesota to explore innovative, practical and inspiring approaches to mental health promotion, […]