Boys To Men USA
Core Mentoring Skills Series presents

SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP
FOR YOUTH MENTORS

Led by

Michael Bonahan and Mirabai Galashan

Saturday
July 13th, 2024

(Zoom link sent upon registration)

Cost: FREE

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Eastern: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Central: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Mountain: Noon-2:00pm
Pacific: 11:00am-1:00pm
Alaska: 10:00am-Noon
Hawaii: 8:00am-10:00am

About the workshop

This experiential workshop provides mentors with knowledge and skills in Suicide Awareness and Prevention, guidance on best practices for prevention, and the opportunity to practice skills and tools that protect the safety of the youth under their care.

We will cover:

The importance of Suicide Awareness
Social issues that lead to Suicide
Recognizing Warning Signs
Do’s and Don’ts
Assessing Risk
Skills and Tools for Proactive and Responsive Suicide Prevention
Policies and Protocols

BTM USA Board members Michael Bonahan and Mirabai Galashan are both coaches who have extensive expertise designing and leading trainings, and are passionate about supporting mentors to develop their skills to support the mental health and safety of the youth under the care. Mirabai also contributes her professional experience in this subject matter area as a mental health crisis outreach therapist for Children and Adolescents.

About the Instructors

Michael Bonahan

Michael Bonahan is the founder of Boys to Men Hawai’i and was the founding national board chair of Boys to Men USA.

He is a Certified Leader Trainer for the ManKind Project where he serves as the National Coordinator and a co-author of the curriculum. A certified business-coach and shadow work practitioner, Michael is a facilitator for transformational processes including gestalt, in-utero regression, transpersonal connection, and systemic constellation therapies.

As an instructional designer he has authored more than a dozen workshops, including MKP’s Unpacking Power Privilege & Difference, Holding Space, and the new Introduction to Multicultural Leadership.

Michael is a founding partner of Wisdom Windfall and lives in Hawaii with his partner of more than 40 years.

Mirabai Galashan

Mirabai Galashan is a member of the Boys to Men USA board, the founder and executive director of Girls to Women Mentoring Hawai’i, and has over 25 years experience of supporting growth and healing through circles, work role and retreats.

Mirabai is a coach, trainer and counselor and has extensive experience working with children and adolescents in a clinical capacity as a board certified healthcare chaplain and mobile youth crisis therapist.

SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH MENTORS