90-minute workshop
Mental Health Literacy for Non-Clinicians
A practical, careful workshop for people who want to support others without diagnosing, rescuing, minimizing, or carrying everything alone.
Because “we care about mental health” is not yet a practice.
Many groups care about mental health but still struggle when distress becomes visible.
People may not know what to say. They may say too much. They may avoid the person. They may use labels too quickly. They may become the only support person.
This workshop gives people a shared starting point: language, limits, support pathways, and practical response skills.
90 minutes, clearly held.
0–10 min
Opening frame
Why good intentions need literacy.
10–25 min
Awareness vs literacy
What awareness can and cannot do.
25–40 min
Distress, context, and stigma
Why psychological distress needs nuance.
40–60 min
CARE framework
Context, Acknowledge, Role, Extend.
60–75 min
Practical response moments
What to say, what not to say, when to pause.
75–85 min
Five safety checklists
How participants can use the tools after the seminar.
85–90 min
Closing and next steps
Boundaries, support pathways, and further learning.
This is
- Psychoeducation
- Communication training
- Mental health literacy
- Boundary-supportive learning
- A shared language for groups
This is not
- Therapy
- Diagnosis
- Crisis training
- Clinical supervision
- A replacement for professional care
Bring this to your group
Start with a clear inquiry.
Tell us who the workshop is for, what kind of setting you are working in, and whether you want a one-time session or a longer training pathway.