Metro Council’s Summer Workshop
Metro Council presents:
Mental Health KC Summer Workshop
Meeting College Students’ Mental Health Needs
Presented by the Metropolitan Council of Community Mental Health Centers (Metro Council)
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center
8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212
Cost: $15 (includes lunch)
Certificate of Attendance: 5 contact hours
About the Workshop
College can be a time of transformation but also significant stress. Whether you’re a student navigating your own mental health, parents supporting your student, or professors or staff members searching for ways to help, this full-day training is for you.
Join us for a practical, solution-focused workshop designed to equip higher education communities with tools to better recognize, respond to, and support mental health needs on campus.
This event is especially valuable for:
- College students and/or their parents
- Faculty and professors
- Campus advisors, counselors, and student affairs professionals
- Mental Health/Social Work Professionals wanting to learn about resources
Workshop Agenda
9:30–10:45 a.m.
Understanding College Mental Health Challenges
A foundational overview of common student concerns: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and first episode psychosis.
10:45–11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Learn how to Question, Persuade, and Refer—three critical steps to help someone in crisis.
12:00–12:30 p.m.
Lunch (included with registration)
12:30–1:45 p.m.
Trauma-Informed Care and Self-Care in Higher Education
Explore strategies to support yourself and others in a campus environment through breakout discussions.
1:45–2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00–2:45 p.m.
Student Voices Panel
Hear directly from college students on issues such as:
- The impact of social media on mental health
- Academic pressure, perfectionism, and burnout
- Loneliness in a hyperconnected world
- Supporting marginalized identities on campus
- The intersection of substance use and mental health
- Transitioning from high school to college
2:45–3:30 p.m.
Navigating Resources & Critical Incidents
Breakout discussions on how to get help, including:
- Campus-based supports
- Mobile crisis response teams
- The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- Critical incident response protocols