Courses Launching Soon

Building Connection & Energy in Youth Programs

Flagship Youth Development Course

This 11-module foundational course supports behavioral health professionals, youth development professionals, mentors, and program staff in creating spaces where young people feel a sense of belonging, safety, and purpose.

​You will explore:

• Belonging, identity, and connection as protective factors

• Relational approaches to youth engagement

• Practical activities and facilitation tools for camps, afterschool programs, and youth groups

• Culturally responsive youth development practices

• ​Format: Self-paced online course with optional facilitator led reflections. 

Audience: Youth workers, mentors, educators, camp counselors, prevention staff.

Launching first as part of the Evergreen Courses learning series.

 

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA & Youth MHFA)

Evergreen offers Adult MHFA and Youth MHFA trainings grounded in national standards and enriched through culturally responsive facilitation.

​Options include:

• Requesting MHFA or Youth MHFA training for your organization

• Periodic open-enrollment sessions for individuals

• Optional community of practice follow-up sessions

​Audience: Professionals, community members, and adults supporting youth

Public sessions and registration details will be posted here.

 

Working with American Indian & Alaska Native Communities

This upcoming course supports professionals who want to strengthen their knowledge, awareness, and practice when working with American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) communities. Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and strengths-based frameworks, the course moves beyond cultural awareness to focus on relationship, accountability, and respectful practice across youth development, behavioral health, health, and public health settings. Participants will explore how history, culture, and sovereignty shape lived experience, service delivery, and systems of care and how professionals can show up as good relatives in their roles.

Topics will include:

• Historical and intergenerational trauma through a strengths-based and resilience-centered lens

• Cultural humility, relational accountability, and ethical engagement

• Understanding tribal sovereignty and community-defined evidence

• Practicing “being a good relative” in professional roles and systems

• Building trust, reducing harm, and strengthening engagement with AIAN communities

Format: Self-paced online course with optional facilitator led reflections. 

​Audience: Behavioral health staff, Educators, public health professionals, and youth-serving organizations

Course development is underway.​