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Story from the Field: 8218 Truce Center
8218 Truce Center is a nonprofit that provides mentorship and education and works as a mediator to help youth solve conflicts non-violently. The 8218 Truce Center currently has a new program with the goal of keeping youth away from guns and preventing gun violence by providing mentorship and a path forward through photography.
"Shooting each other isn't the thing to do," said Miki Frost, founder and director of 8218 Truce Center. "How about shooting each other with a camera? Hey, put the guns down and pick the cameras up."
Young people from 7th to 12th grade can sign up for a five-week course that teaches basic photography skills with direct mentorship. At the end of the course, students keep the camera, lens, and bag and continue to benefit from that mentorship.
This program is a team effort between 8218 Truce Center, One Minnesota and Revolution Studios.
Classes are held twice weekly at the 8218 Truce Center located in St. Paul Minnesota. Learn more about InFocusMN.
The hope is that the course lessons and the mentorship will help young people put life into focus. The Truce Center is looking for more partners and mentors to help with this venture. To get in touch, visit 8218 Truce Center.
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Events and Resources
NAMI Offers QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer)
Register: QPR Wednesday, August 3, 11:30-1 p.m.
Register: QPR Thursday, August 18, 3:00-4 p.m.
Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. This 1.5 hour class if for members of the community over the age of 16 who want to learn best practices in suicide prevention.
NAMI Offers QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) for Agricultural Communities
Register: QPR for Agricultural Communities, Tuesday, August 16, 1:00-2:30 p.m.
NAMI Minnesota and the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) are partnering to provide suicide prevention classes tailored to farming communities. The aim is to change the public perception in agricultural communities and better equip the community to identify and help people who may be having thoughts of suicide. This 1.5 hour class is for members of the community over the age of 16 who want to learn best practices in suicide prevention.
Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Event-Thief River Falls
Date and time: Tuesday August 23, 4:30 – 6 p.m.
Register: NW8 Adult Mental Health Initiative
The NW8 Adult mental Health Initiative, Local Advisory Council, and the HOPE Coalition are hosting the Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Speaker Event and Expo in Thief River Falls on August 23 at the Ralph Engelstad Arena. The event will begin with an Awareness Expo from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. with resource and information sharing followed by a BE THE VOICE presentation with Kevin Hines from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Kevin Hines is an award-winning brain/mental health and suicide prevention activist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, author, and speaker. Register to attend the free presentation by Kevin Hines.
LGBTQ+ Inclusion Workshop
Date and time: Tuesday, September 20 9 a.m. - noon
Register: LGBTQ+ Inclusion Workshop Tickets
The Minnesota Department of Health is proud to present the LGBTQ+ Inclusion Workshop with Lindsey Hoskins (she/her), health education director with the Family Tree Clinic.
This workshop will discuss respectful terminology and practices to help you and your colleagues cultivate more affirming experiences for LGBTQ+ folks of all ages, including. This workshop will help you: reflect on your own beliefs, learn the basics of respectful language, confront common stereotypes, think critically about how your organization can welcome LGBTQ+ people, and gain new perspectives.
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2B Continued Annual Continuing Education Conference for Professionals on Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
Date and time: Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Glencoe City Center, Glencoe, MN
Register (Opens August 3): 2B Continued Annual Continuing Education Conference
This annual conference will help professionals working in health and behavioral health care, law enforcement, faith communities, and other areas learn how to prevent suicide and support survivors. Registration for this all-day event is $40 and opens on August 3.
2022 Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference
Register: Minnesota Prevention Program Sharing Conference
With three keynote speakers, over 30 breakout workshops, and over 200 attendees, this two-day conference brings together people across Minnesota who work in substance use prevention. By sharing effective prevention strategies and programs, presenters and participants learn from one another in this exemplary learning community. This year’s conference theme is Growing Hope: The Power of Primary Prevention. The conference will be held in Duluth, MN on October 20-21. Conference registration is free.
2022 School Behavioral Health Conference
Dates: November 2-4
Location: Cragun’s Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd, MN
Register: School Behavioral Health Conference
This conference brings together collaborating partners and providers to build a school behavioral health framework of practice. Attendees include schools, community behavioral health providers, advocates, parents, consumers, policymakers, Tribal Nations, and state government. Attendees come to network and learn about latest developments and best practices related to supporting students with behavioral health disorders.
This year’s theme is Reshaping through Resiliency: School-Based Behavioral Health in Minnesota.
This conference seeks to offer attendees purposeful tools and techniques to implement and produce a positive impact on behavioral health and mental wellness specifically related to:
- Evidence based supports for students and family's emotional health and well being
- Tools for school staff and behavioral health providers
- Resources for school wide efforts to reduce stigma and support positive school climate
- Tools and resources to support parents to navigate behavioral health and educational systems
This conference is a put on in partnership between the Minnesota Department of Education, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services.
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