Eau Claire, WI: District teachers receive mental health awareness training

June 18, 2019, WIProud.com: Mental health awareness training for school staff https://www.wiproud.com/news/local-news/mental-health-awareness-training-for-school-staff/ A training program to help school officials recognize potential warning signs of mental health concerns was held today at the Eau Claire Area School District administration building. The Youth Mental Health First Aid training program gives staff members a chance to learn the risk factors for adolescents. Staff learned about behavioral changes and what those changes might mean for a child’s mental health…. “The purpose of it is to go through and give people some understanding or training on what they can do if they sees kids in crisis,” said Michele Wiberg, Associate Principal of DeLong Middle School.