Grant provides mental health training for future educators
UNG trained 60 College of Education students with the Mental Health First Aid workshops in March thanks in part to a $6,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant.
When Dr. Linda Reece saw the benefits her pre-service students received from Mental Health First Aid training in 2019 through Gainesville High School, she wanted to offer the training herself.
This spring, a $6,000 State Farm Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant and some UNG funding enabled Reece to be trained and then teach 60 students in March about spotting mental health issues in their future classrooms. They ll know the signs of depression, anxiety and substance abuse and how to approach a student, said Reece, associate professor of social foundations and leadership education and master faculty adviser in UNG s College of Education.