COMET (Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory) is a short, two-hour program that teaches simple tools to
help someone who is struggling shift their mental health trajectory back to a place of wellness and away from the path toward mental health crisis. COMET helps people take that next step after noticing someone might be struggling.
Often, we want to support our friends, neighbors, and colleagues in times of need but may not know how. COMET
empowers us to be more prepared to support others’ mental health needs — especially before a crisis. This training
doesn’t expect community members to “fix it,” but instead trains people to feel comfortable initiating a supportive and potentially emotional conversation by using a simple seven-question guide.
The questions were developed using evidence-based techniques. The question guide:
- provides an easy way to start a conversation,
- teaches you how to exit the conversation in a supportive way, and
- offers resources to share with others if they need more than a listening ear.
These trainings are offered in partnership with Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture.