{HOME} {BERTNASH.ORG}	:: THE NEW MILLENNIUM continued Recognizing the need to continue to provide educational services to the community, the Center initiated the Nancy Shontz Educational Series in 2005.  Named after a local leader in mental health services, the program provides continuing education for the Center’s staff, other mental health professionals and educators and the larger community. In 2008 the Center became one of only seven community mental health centers in the country to offer Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it does build mental health literacy — helping the public identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness. 2009 was a roller coaster of highs and lows for our society as a whole. As a social service agency, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center has been on the receiving end of great news while having to face difficult challenges as state and local governments reduce their budgets and cut vital support.		:: Dr. Frank Shontz , on left, and Jorge L. Pena, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with the Family Therapy Institute of Miami. Dr. Pena lecture focused on Brief Strategic Family Therapy :: Since 2008, the Center has certified over 300 people in Mental Health First Aid.

 

 

 

 

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