Summary: COMET is a direct response to rural community members’ concerns about mental health needs. COMET is a community-based intervention to activate community members and provide them with language, tools, and confidence to intervene when they notice someone around them is unwell, and before a mental health crisis occurs. COMET supports community wellness by focusing on the upstream prevention of mental and emotional health crises.

Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Learn the importance of being “the other person” and the seven-component conversation guide

Practice with tailored scenarios, share feedback

Participate in discussions of comfort level and motivation, and review resources

Intended audience: Anyone is welcome. While a range of populations can find COMET very useful, the program is specifically designed for people living in rural communities. In this setting, the training may also be useful for individuals looking to add a training like COMET to their own programming.

Meet the Presenter: Maret Felzien, MA, Faculty, COMET and Chad Reznicek, MA, LPC, Behavioral Health State Specialist, Colorado AgrAbility Project

To register for this training, you must have a free account in the AgriSafe Learning Lab. If you do not have an account, please create one here.