Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory (COMET) training

During May, mental health awareness month, the University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture are partnering to offer free in-person and virtual COMET trainings across the state.

COMET (Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory) is a two-hour training that teaches simple tools to help someone who is struggling to 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.