
Week of the Young Child
Week of the Young Child celebrates young children and their caregivers and helps increase the awareness and importance of early childhood.
This community-wide event is a unique opportunity to show our youngest residents, and those who care for them, they are valued and they are not alone. For a schedule of events go to https://www.ecchelena.org/woyc

General Meeting
We will be meeting in the Prickly Pear Conference room in St. Peter's Health Administration Building, 2500 E. Broadway at 8:45 am. This meeting is in-person and Zoom

PACEs Train the Trainer Spring Session
The PACEs Train the Trainer Spring Session will be held Tuesday, April 29th. It will take place at St. Peter's Health Education Center (Front) from 1 to 5 pm. In person only.
What you'll get:
Focusing on the Positive: Preventing & Healing the Effects of Toxic Stress (Full Presentation)
1 hour PACE 101 Presentation - Amazing Brains, Understanding ACEs and Resilience
The Power of Positive Childhood Experiences for Teachers & Staff
The Power of Positive Childhood Experiences for Parents
The fee for this training is $100 per person. EMHA Members get to send one person a year at no charge. You will receive all the material on a flash drive as well as access to our Training File on Google drive. To register email elevatemontanahelenaaffiliate@gmail.com
Click here to pay fee or mail us a check!

General Meeting
We will be meeting in the Prickly Pear Conference room in St. Peter's Health Administration Building, 2500 E. Broadway at 8:45 am. This meeting is in-person and Zoom

Coalition Gathering - Strengthening Support Services Summit
Delta Colonial, 2301 Colonial Dr, Helena, MT 59601

General Meeting
We will be meeting in the Prickly Pear Conference room in St. Peter's Health Administration Building, 2500 E. Broadway at 8:45 am. This meeting is in-person and Zoom

EMHA Board Meeting
The Board will meet immediately following the general meeting. All are welcome.

General Meeting
2025 brings changes. We have changed bot our meeting time and location, We will be meeting in the Prickly Pear Conference room in St. Peter's Health Administration Building, 2500 E. Broadway at 8:45 am. This meeting is in-person and Zoom

Annual Membership Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting at Lewis & Clark Public Library in the Sarah McCabe Power Community Room or via Zoom Monday December 9th at 10:15 am.

Board Meeting
Zoom only, immediately following general monthly meeting Monday November 18th at 11:15 am.

General Monthly Meeting
This will be a special presentation by Carroll College Public Health Students. Zoom only. 10:15 am Monday November 18th.

General Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting at Lewis & Clark Public Library in the Sarah McCabe Power Community Room or via Zoom Monday October 14th at 10:15 am.

General Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting at Lewis & Clark Public Library in the Sarah McCabe Power Community Room or via Zoom Monday September 9th at 10:15 am. Special guest Professor Jim Caringi with the University of Montana’s School of Public and Community Health Sciences will present on the research they are doing on developmental trauma.

Rodney Street Block Party
Sat., May 18: Mental Health Awareness Month Rodney Street Block Party, 12-2pm, 111 N. Rodney Street. The community is invited to this family-friendly event to join kid-friendly activities, food, and fun! Resources from a variety of mental health and wellness organizations will be available. Chili O’Brian’s Food Cart will be there! See the flyer here.

Out of Darkness Campus Walk
Sat., April 20: Tri-county Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, 12 p.m., East Helena High School. The entire community is invited to help raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention programs locally and across the state. Walking together with friends, neighbors, family and other community members helps save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Register to walk and help make a difference. Register here.

General Monthly Meeting
Please join us for our monthly meeting at Lewis & Clark Public Library or via Zoom Monday April 8th at 10:15 am.

Week of the Young Child
Week of the Young Child celebrates young children and their caregivers and helps increase awareness of early childhood. Click here for more information.

Monthly meeting
The August meeting will be held at Lewis & Clark Library from 10 am to 11:30 am in the Large Community Room.
Monthly Meeting
Join us for our monthly meeting at Lewis & Clark Library in the small community room. This will be a combined in-person & Zoom meeting.

July Meeting
Please join us for Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate’s June meeting at Lewis & Clark Library Small Meeting Rm and via Zoom. To join by Zoom click here.

June Meeting
Please join us for Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate’s June meeting at Lewis & Clark Library Small Meeting Rm and via Zoom. To join by Zoom click here.

Amazing Brains, Understanding ACEs, Stress & Resilience
Basic training to raise awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and resilience. Register here

Mental Health Awareness Resource Fair on Rodney Street
Come join us at Rodney Street May 21st at noon for a free event honoring Mental Health Awareness Month. There will be resource taqbles, kid-friendly activities and free food. The festivities continue with the Rodney Street Project. Check it out at @rodneystreetis

May Meeting
Please join us for Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate’s May meeting via Zoom and in person at Lewis & Clark Library Small Meeting Rm.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89632727486?pwd=M3hZTVNFbUVMK0p2a0FaTGtBWjhKUT09

Helena Coalition Gathering/Resource Fair
Helena Coalition Gathering/Resource Fair Helena Middle School Gym. Gathering 9 am, Fair 10 am to 2 pm. Register at https://bit.ly/3J98Vd0

Tri-county Out of the Darkness Campus Walk
Tri-county Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, 12 – 2 p.m., East Helena High School, 2760 Valley Dr., East Helena. Formerly known as the East Helena Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, this year’s event is rebranded to include our neighbors in Broadwater and Jefferson Counties. Register here.

QPR Training
QPR training in-person, 6 – 8 p.m. Clancy Library, 3 N. Main St. Be part of the solution to stop suicide in Montana by participating in this training. This free, 2-hour session of the suicide prevention training QPR is intended for anyone 18 years old and over. It will teach participants the skills they need to help friends, neighbors, and loved ones who are struggling with thoughts of suicide. Register here.

April Meeting
Please join us for Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate’s April meeting via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89632727486?pwd=M3hZTVNFbUVMK0p2a0FaTGtBWjhKUT09

QPR: You can save a life from suicide
This free, 2-hour session of the suicide prevention training QPR is intended for anyone from the faith community who is18 years old and older. It will teach participants the skills they need to help friends, neighbors, and loved ones who are struggling with thoughts of suicide.
Brought to you by the Jefferson County Mental Health Local Advisory Council and the Lewis and Clark Public Health Suicide Prevention Program.
Location: Jefferson County Clerk Recorders Office102 S. Monroe St., Boulder, MT 59632
Register: https://bit.ly/3sSSKe7

Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid, 8 – 5 p.m. Whitehall Community Library, 110 1st St. West in Whitehall. A young person you know could be experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. You can help them. It’s pretty common for adults to have difficulty telling the difference between what is normal adolescence and a mental health challenge. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches participants how to decode adolescence and how to provide initial help to a young person they’re worried about. Through a five-step action plan known as ALGEE, participants will be able to recognize a potential mental challenge in an adolescent and know how to connect them to the appropriate professional, peer, social or self-help care. Any adult can take the Youth Mental Health First Aid course, but it is designed for adults who work with or are caretakers of young people, ages 12 – 18. To participate in this free in-person training, please register at https://bit.ly/YMHFAWHITEHALL and then join us at 8 a.m. at the Whitehall Community Library. Email jhegstrom@lccountymt.gov for questions.

March Meeting
Please join us for Elevate Montana Helena Affiliate’s March meeting via Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89632727486?pwd=M3hZTVNFbUVMK0p2a0FaTGtBWjhKUT09

LOSS Team Volunteer Training
Learn the tools you need to serve on the LOSS Team of the Lewis and Clark County Area
About this event
Take the next step to become a LOSS Team member in Lewis and Clark County by attending this training session for volunteers.
Behavioral health professionals and community members who lost someone to suicide are welcome to attend this free training event.
The program pairs suicide loss survivors and local behavioral health professionals to provide support to new survivors in the aftermath of a suicide at the scene or through follow-up contact. The goal is to connect them to appropriate services as quickly as possible, while giving survivors an installation of hope. That way they can begin a healing journey to life after loss.
The last two hours of the training will be dedicated to our behavioral health professionals only. The information presented is appropriate for anyone 18 years old or older.
To register https://bit.ly/losstraining

ACES Training with Rebecca Hargis
This 1-hour training raises awareness about how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress can impact children throughout their lifetimes. When exposed to high amounts of prolonged stress it can affect their developing brains and shape how they see, feel, and react to situations for the rest of their lives. Not only that, if left untreated it can lead to self-medicating (drug and alcohol abuse, tobacco use, self-harm, suicide, etc.), and can affect the health of that child as they get older (high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, etc.).
While Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can impact the life of a child – a loving, caring, healthy relationship can offset the damage caused by ACEs. Resilience is a combination of skills learned through healthy relationships that helps us overcome the adversity we have experienced in life.
Email elevatemontanahelenaaffiliate@gmail.com to register & receive Zoom link.