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Umatter® for Schools – Winter 2025 Series
January 23 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Umatter® for Schools Winter Series
Dates and Times:
Thursday, January 23, 2025 – 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Thursday, January 30, 2025 – 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 8:30 pm – 10:00 am
Thursday, February 13, 2025 – 8:30 pm – 10:00 am
Offered By: CHL
About the Trainer:
Cristina Maddocks, M.S. (she/her) Suicide Prevention and Umatter® Program Specialist
Cristina joined CHL in October 2023 with 20 years experience in the fields of mental health and education. Cristina’s experience includes working at two designated agencies in Vermont, an Executive Director position at an early education and childcare program, and working in mental health non-profit organizations in Massachusetts. Cristina aims to create connections and rapport to promote change, reduce stigma associated with mental health, and advocate for youth and families within their home, school, and community settings. Her experience as a clinician in various settings provides a foundation for understanding the strengths and challenges of the systems of care and how to support those navigating through it.
Cristina loves living in the Green Mountains with her husband and three children…and a hound dog named Chewy. Reading good books, spending time at the lake with family, and weekends spent cheering on the sidelines of youth sports are a few of Cristina’s current joys.
Where: Course contains virtual live sessions plus self paced, asynchronous work
Cost: $800 per person
With a team of 3 or more, your administrator (principal) gets a free registration (Attendance at all zoom sessions plus independent course work and final paper required)
Refund Policy:Refunds up to 7 days before event. Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable
*CHL is pleased to present Umatter for Schools under funding from the Vermont Department of Mental Health. Scholarships will be granted through an approval process on an individual basis.
About this Training:
Umatter for Schools aims to help teams build comprehensive suicide prevention awareness, strong and thoughtful conversation facilitation, understanding of roles and responsibilities, protocols for prevention and postvention situations, and be positioned to teach and train other school employees awareness basics in the effort to fortify a solid suicide prevention foundation and culture. Participant teams will engage in all aspects of Umatter Suicide Prevention Awareness Training via self paced asynchronous modules and virtual live zoom sessions.
Who should attend:
Schools are encouraged to send teams with a minimum of two people consisting of a guidance counselor, nurse, health educator, mental health provider, and/or administrator. Support of school administration is recommended.
Objectives of Training:
● Deepen understanding of risk factors and warning signs
● Develop knowledge skillset and competencies of facilitating conversations about suicide
● Identify, with confidence, next steps in getting help
● Create and share prevention and postvention protocols
● Gain capacity to break stigma culture related to mental health, suicide, and asking for help
Additional Information:
Signing up for Umatter for Schools Winter 2025 means you are making the commitment to attend all four zoom sessions in addition to completing all asynchronous work required in the course.
Course platform login and instructions will be provided via email the week prior to start of course by CHL instructors.
The VT Center for Health and Learning can also bring Umatter Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training to your workplace, organization, or community group. Please contact Cristina Maddocks at cristina@healthandlearning.org for more information.
