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No Shame On U offers mental health workshops and trainings tailored to a wide range of audiences, including businesses, law firms, non-profit organizations, professional development groups, religious institutions, summer camps, schools, and community organizations. We also deliver programs designed for adolescents and young adults.
Workshops can be conducted live or virtually and typically run for 60 minutes. Supplementary sessions can be offered as needed to reinforce initial training, address emerging challenges, and provide ongoing support.
No Shame On U collaborates with your community to customize workshops based on your specific goals and needs. For more information and details about our services and associated fees, please email nsou@noshameonu.org.
Workshops to empower and help people thrive
These programs are adaptable and suitable for adults, parents and caregivers, educators, and professionals.
Compassion In Action: Supporting Mental Well-Being
In today’s world, understanding how to effectively support those facing mental health challenges is more important than ever. This workshop teaches participants how to engage in empathetic dialogue, implement practical support techniques, and address concerns when they’re worried about a friend, colleague, or loved one. The session also helps participants understand their role and limitations in providing support and guides them on how to seek professional help. This session is ideal for anyone looking to make a positive impact through empathy and informed support.
Demystifying and Destigmatizing Mental Health Struggles
Mental health challenges often bring feelings of fear, loneliness, and isolation. Stigma can amplify these emotions, creating barriers to seeking help. In this session, participants will learn to identify the signs of mental health struggles and discover effective ways to support those who are struggling. The session also emphasizes practical self-care and support strategies to promote growth and connection.
Developing Resilience at Work and in LIfe: Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude
Practicing gratitude reduces stress, improves emotional regulation, and builds resilience. In this session, participants will delve into the science behind gratitude and its impact on mental well-being. They will explore practical tools and gratitude exercises designed for easy integration into daily routines. By incorporating these practices, participants can cultivate a more balanced, positive approach to both work and personal life, fostering a greater sense of connection and overall well-being.
Making Mental Health Matter for School Staff and Faculty
School staff take on countless roles—teacher, coach, mentor, advocate, crisis responder, and more—while supporting the well-being of hundreds of students. This session provides strategies tailored to the unique challenges staff face, offering practical tools for preventing burnout and managing stress. Participants will learn tools to empower themselves both professionally and personally, enabling them to make choices that foster strength, reduce stress, and promote overall well-being.
Managing Anxiety During Uncertain Times: Tips and Tools for Coping
Feeling anxious about elections, conflicts, climate change, and other global challenges is increasingly common. While you can’t control these events, you don’t have to feel helpless. This interactive session provides evidence-based strategies to manage stress, stay grounded, and maintain mental well-being during uncertain times. Participants will leave with practical tools to cope and feel more empowered.
Workshops to Empower Youth Programs and Camp Staff
These programs are suitable and adaptable for day camp staff, overnight camp staff, school-based afterschool program staff, and recreation professionals. Supplementary sessions can be offered as needed to reinforce initial training, address emerging challenges, and provide ongoing support.
Help! I am Worried about my Campers’ Mental Health
Youth program and camp staff play a vital role with significant responsibilities. This program provides mental health training and practical tools to help staff recognize signs of mental health challenges in children and adolescents and respond effectively to those in distress. The training focuses on strategies for creating a supportive and nurturing program environment, equipping staff to address the needs of youth with confidence.
Creating Mindful Moments: Tools for Camp and Youth Program Staff
Today’s children and adolescents face significant stress. Whether in summer camps or other youth programs, staff have a unique opportunity to teach tools that reduce stress and support mental health. In this session, camp staff and youth program staff will explore the benefits of mindfulness and learn practical activities and strategies to incorporate mindfulness moments into daily routines. These techniques help young people develop lifelong skills for managing stress and fostering well-being.
Building Resilience in Camp Settings
This session equips camp staff with strategies to adapt to everyday challenges and maintain a positive, adaptive mindset in the camp environment. It covers fundamental skills such as emotional regulation, creative problem-solving, and effective teamwork while emphasizing the importance of self-care. Interactive exercises, group discussions, and scenario-based activities help staff internalize these strategies and apply them in real-world situations.
Compassion in Action with a Camp Staff Lens
In today’s world, knowing how to support campers facing mental health challenges is more important than ever. This session equips camp staff with the skills to engage in empathetic dialogue, implement practical support strategies, and recognize when additional help may be needed. It also clarifies the role and limitations of staff in providing support, empowering them to create a safe and inclusive environment where campers feel heard and valued. Designed for those who want to make a meaningful impact, this training fosters a culture of empathy, awareness, and confident, informed action.
Overcoming the 6th Week Slump – Supporting Camp Staff Resilience
By the middle of the summer, staff may experience exhaustion, frustration, and lower motivation as the initial energy of camp fades. This interactive session will provide practical strategies to manage burnout, maintain enthusiasm, and strengthen teamwork, ensuring staff stay engaged and energized for the final stretch of camp. Through discussion, hands-on activities, and peer support, staff will leave with renewed motivation and tools to finish the summer strong.
Making Mental Health Matter for Camp Staff: Burnout is Real
Youth program and camp staff take on demanding roles that require energy, focus, and emotional stability. This program provides practical tools and strategies to help staff manage their own mental health and well-being throughout their work with children and adolescents. The training focuses on stress management techniques, self-care practices, and building supportive relationships among staff members to create a healthier, more balanced work environment.
Camp Ready: Preparing Your Child- and Yourself- for Emotional Journey of Camp (for parents)
Workshops to Empower Students and Youth in all Settings
These programs are adaptable and suitable for middle school, high school, and college students, as well as adolescents, whether in school or other settings.
Preventing Burnout: Strategies for Managing Stress, Pressure, and Everyday Challenges
Adolescents face mounting demands—academics, extracurriculars, athletics, social pressures, college prep, and more. This session helps them understand mental health, differentiate between normal ups and downs and more serious concerns, and recognize when and how to seek support.
Help! How to Support Someone Struggling with Their Mental Health
Supporting a peer with mental health struggles can be challenging, and knowing what to say or how to help can feel overwhelming. In this session, participants will learn practical skills for offering meaningful support, including what to say, what actions to take, and how to safeguard their own well-being. By the end of this session, adolescents will feel confident supporting friends and loved ones and will gain insights on balancing empathy with healthy boundaries.
Resilience for Everyday Living and Traumatic Events
Resilience is the ability to adapt and recover when life doesn’t go as planned. It enables adolescents, whether in school or other settings, to navigate challenges like adversity, trauma, family or relationship stress, health problems, or school and work pressures. Resilience isn’t just an innate trait—it’s a skill that can be developed and strengthened. In this session, participants will uncover the key factors that build resilience and gain practical strategies for coping with both everyday struggles and more traumatic events.
Breaking the Stigma: The Power of Language in Mental Health
Words matter. The language we use shapes our understanding of mental health and influences how we view those experiencing mental health challenges. In this interactive session, participants will explore how certain words can alienate, sensationalize, and create barriers to treatment. They’ll learn preferred language and practical tools to challenge stigma, promote understanding, and encourage support.
No Shame On U will work with your community to customize workshops based on your needs. For more information, please email nsou@noshameonu.org.