Saint Peter High School

Saint Peter High School health students in Kris Voeltz’s classes during the first semester recently completed training to become certified in Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) USA. They received their training during health class under the tutelage of Anna Panning of the 2B Continued organization, who is a certified tMHFA instructor.

(PICTURED ABOVE) Mental Health First Aid USA (first block): front row (l to r), Leonel Martinez, Zakir SayidNour, Ethan Moreau, Ethan Potts, Carter Wills, Charlie Maxfield; second row, Trevor Adams, Cooper Meyer, Habsa Abdi, Claire Weber, Halle Maczkowicz, Isla Gassman, Vivian Hendrickson, Natalie Salfer, Lily Prunty, Saul Ramirez; back row, Cheyton Matheson, Solomon Thompson, Ian Bultman, Ashton Guida, Henry Peters, Janissa Parras, Sasha Olivares, Genesis Castro, Rylee Wilking, and Diamond Hill. More photos below!

Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is an evidence-based curriculum from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing that teaches teens in grades 9-12 how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges in their friends and peers.

The training gives teens the skills they need to have supportive conversations with their friends and emphasizes the importance of getting help from a responsible and trusted adult. The course consists of six 45 minute lessons.


Mental Health First Aid USA (third block): front row (l to r) Reid Wills, Jake Banks, Darcy Suazo Velasquez, Micah Stoll, Noah Underwood; second row, Brandon Mendez Arriaza, Everett Pettis, Carter Robeck, Manuel Gomez, Manuel Torres Castillo, Alberto Zuniga; third row, Gabe Arriaga, Elliot Klobassa, Ian Anderson, Oscar Cisneros-Estrada, Maelynn Matias Mendoza, Sebastian O'Malley Lopez, Lucy Tauer, Andrea Espitia, and Casper Salisbury.


Mental Health First Aid USA (second block): front row (l to r) Emma Walsh, Courtney Domras, Lyric Ruble, Jentzen Franklin, Ridwa Muhidin, Kovey Young; second row: Ella Dirks, Kylie Southworth, Rosie Jensen, Dylan Hutchins, Mason Davis, Miley Schneider, Melina Chadwick, Khadra Jimale, Maryan Mohamed, Ryder Davis, Santiago O'Malley Lopez; third row, Blake Swanson, Kyler Link, Elliot Schmidt, Luke Warmington, Zeb Davis, Andon Straka, Izzy Torbensen, Solee Straub, Lewis Nowell, Isaiah Chapman, and Gregory Ortega Nielsen.



Mental Health First Aid USA (first quarter): front row (l to r), Emma Bohmer, Savanna Brown, Sam Barnick, Nichole Garcia, Zakiya SayidNour, Madison Anchondo; second row: Abbigael Westphal, Aisho Abdi, Amayha Thomas, Sarah Cooke, Ellie Graham, Gabi DeVos, Zella Erickson, Layla Young, Kady Thoms, Madelyn Thomas; third row: Max Hollerich, Cole Buffington, Finley Olson, Musab Adan, Ryan Moelter, Kalvin Barfknecht, Annika Stone, Tatum Kennedy, Madalyn Ruffing.