Youth and Young Adult Peer-2-Peer Training
9 am - 4:30 pm each day
This training targets unique and practical ways to engage and share empathic mental health support, reduce isolation, ease developmental angsts, help clarify confusions, build practical skills and pursue life roles that meet youth’s needs in the ways that matter. Individuals, in the metamorphic identity shift from youth to adult with mental health-social emotional disorders – Raising voices, choices, and supports for a personal youth-quake! This training curriculum was thoughtfully co-developed in collaboration with Drexel University. Certificate is provided.
Discuss the peer -to-peer code of ethical conduct and boundaries to support positive youth development
Define youth/young-adult growth in the context of Aces and Assets [what impacts healthy adult development and sources of strength and wellbeing
Review guidelines, differences and strategies to offer safe and sensitive supports during crisis and emergency situations
Examine the many facets of wellness, self-care states and strategies
Introduce a template to welcome, engage and effectively support active participate in the recovery, resilience processes and strong adult passages
Develop and present an innovative 7-minute YaYA Welcoming Plan
Time: 3-Day Training or (18 Hours)
Number of People: 25
Social Media and It's Connection to Mental Health Training
November 18th, 2026
9 am - 10:30 pm
Virtually on Zoom
Our course teaches participants how to practice social media wellness, offers tips to manage excessive social media use, and identifies resources that can help reduce mental health conditions/risk factors. Certificate is provided.
Learning Objectives
Learn statistics related to the impact of excessive social media use
Discuss mental health conditions/risk factors tied to social media use
Explore tips & resources for teens and children related to excessive social media use
Learn how to make a positive impact on social media
Time: 2 Hours
Join us on April 1, 2027, at PaTTAN Central (6340 Flank Drive, Harrisburg, PA) for a dynamic day of learning, connection, and community building.
This Training Symposium brings together peers, providers, advocates, and community members from across Region 5 to share knowledge, strengthen partnerships, and advance recovery-focused supports.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Sessions will highlight important focus areas including peer support, transitional age youth, forensic and justice-involved populations, rural and telehealth access, transportation solutions, and trauma-informed approaches.
Whether you are a professional, peer, advocate, or community member, this event is designed to inspire, inform, and strengthen recovery across our region.
