Healthy Minds Alliance - Cumming, GA

Healthy Minds Alliance - Cumming, GA

The Healthy Minds Alliance is an innovative AmeriCorps program that engages universities, school districts, health care systems, and other community-based organizations across the nation to support widespread implementation of evidence-based mental health focused gatekeeper trainings, including Mental Health First Aid, QPR and SafeTALK. There is a sense of urgency in our nation to improve awareness, recognition and ability to respond to the needs of those experiencing symptoms of mental illness.

These gatekeeper trainings provide communities with the tools to better respond to mental health care needs. Healthy Minds Alliance places AmeriCorps members at host sites across the nation. AmeriCorps members improve their host site's capacity to address mental health needs in their community through service.

During their one-year service term AmeriCorps members are trained as instructors in an identified gatekeeper training and provide certification classes for community members. Application Instruction: In addition to the AmeriCorps application, please email an updated resume to Julia Puzone at Puzone@health360.org. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.

Member Duties : AmeriCorps Members will serve as instructors for host site identified evidence-based/ informed mental health programs (e.g. Youth and/or Adult Mental Health First Aid, QPR, etc.), certifying members of the public. AmeriCorps Members will be responsible for all aspects of the training courses such as community outreach, building partnerships, marketing, participant tracking/ evaluation, and grant writing to non-Federal agencies to support mental health trainings in the community.

Program Benefits : Childcare assistance if eligible , Education award upon successful completion of service , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Stipend , Health Coverage , Living Allowance .

Terms :

Permits attendance at school during off hours , Permits working at another job during off hours .

Service Areas :

Public Health AmeriCorps , Community Outreach , Health , Education .

Skills :

Education , Counseling , Youth Development , Community Organization , Social Services , Public Speaking , Leadership , Teaching/Tutoring , General Skills , Public Health , Team Work , Communications , Writing/Editing .