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Outreach & Education

Outreach & Education

Outreach and Education offers training to address substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, parenting classes and trainings with community partners to assist first responders.

  • Evidence-based training and programming for Copper Country residents of all ages
  • Follow up care for individuals at risk of suicide and family support services

Programs

ASIST Training

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first-aid. ASIST teaches participants to recognize when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will support their immediate safety.

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Caregivers Connections

For individuals who assist family members or close friends facing challenges related to mental health, behavioral issues, medical conditions, aging and other needs requiring additional support.

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Family Support Program

The Family Support Program is equipped with community support specialists who help families in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties identify and achieve their short-and long-term goals. Every goal is set up with the family’s core values in mind, and is led by that family.

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Guiding Good Choices

In six sessions parents and caregivers learn specific strategies to promote healthy development, build family bonds and effective communication. Home practice and weekly family meetings build family connections and help families apply skills in real life.

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Narcan Training

This training will teach individuals how to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and how to administer the opioid overdose reversal drug Naloxone.

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Peer Recovery Coaching

Dedicated time with a certified peer recovery coach, helping you on your path to recovery. Peer recovery coaches connect people to helpful community resources, tools and information, while helping them achieve their personal recovery goals. Time with a coach differs for each person, depending on their unique needs and circumstances. Peer recovery coaching is led by the person in recovery, not the coach.

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QPR Training

People trained in Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling or neighbor.

Learn more about QPR Training here.

School-Based Prevention Education

One of the best ways to help developing young minds make good decisions is to meet them where they spend much of their time, in school. Copper Shores Outreach and Education provides school-based prevention education to multiple school districts throughout the Copper Country, providing training on a variety of topics including drug use, emotional intelligence, anti-vaping and more.

Learn more about School-Based Prevention Education here.

 

TOP Club

Students meet weekly at host schools across the Copper Country and participate in monthly group activities like sledding at Mont Ripley and staying overnight in the Upper Peninsula Children's Museum in Marquette. In addition to fun activities, students complete at least 20 hours of community service together and learn over the course of the program year.

Learn more about TOP Club here.

Meet the Team

Copper Shores Outreach and Education

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Amy Baker

Community Support Coordinator
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Callisto Cortez

Youth Development Specialist
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Rebecca Crane

Senior Program Director
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Zane Freeman

Community Support Specialist
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Kassy Kallio

Community Support Specialist & Michigan Certified Peer Recovery Coach
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Leanna Keleher

Community Support Specialist
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Kristine Martens

Program Director - Outreach & Education
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Lisa Simpson

Prevention Coordinator
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