Contact: Jack Bailey (304) 766-4109 Jbaile19@wvstateu.edu
INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) will sponsor a Communities Taking Action Conference September 19-20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the James C. Wilson University Union.
The conference will offer a series of training sessions and presentations for students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community focusing on topics such as the early recognition of mental health issues, suicide risk detection and prevention, the impact and protective factors of childhood trauma, assessing domestic violence situations, and developing resiliency. Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be awarded for select sessions.
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To learn more about the conference, and to register to attend visit .
The Communities Taking Action Conference is a collaborative effort between WVSU Counseling and Accessibility Services, the WVSU College of Professional Studies, the WVSU Department of Social Work, and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.
For more information, contact Kellie Toledo, WVSU’s director of counseling and accessibility services, at (304) 766-3262 or .
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