The partners for community trainings include: 

• Henderson County Public Schools (lead)
• Hope Coalition (lead)
• Crossnore Communities for Children (lead)
• Members of the Henderson County ACEs, Reslience and Trauma Collaborative (collaborate)
• Training providers and funders (support)
• Henderson County Department of Public Health (support)

Community trainings were identified by the Behavioral Health Summit as an action, that when combined with other actions in our community, has a reasonable chance of making a difference in mental health outcomes in Henderson County. Mental Health First Aid trainings in particular are ongoing programs in our community, but community events to provide education about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resilience as well as to raise awareness about  suicide prevention are new and expanded interventions.

The customers for community trainings include community members, school staff, first responders, and mental/behavioral health providers. This strategy aims to make a difference at the organizational and community levels. 

The impacts of the pandemic led to a heightened interest in trauma and resilience. In response, the Henderson ACE's, Resilience, and Trauma Collaborative was formed, as a subcommittee, to infiltrate resilience in all areas of the community, from non-profits to healthcare to the business sector. The Collabortive kicked off their work a community screening and discussion of the film "Resilience", engaging more than 30 organizations across Henderson County.

As an extension of this work, Crossnore Communities for Children launched the WNC Trauma Resilient Communities Project, recruiting select agencies in Henderson County to enhance their resilience efforts through training, capacity building, coaching and implementation support. This collaboration and learning will continue over the next year.

Crossnore Communities for Children continues the WNC Trauma Resilient Communities Project in 2023. They recruit select agencies in Henderson County to enhance their resilience efforts through training, capacity building, coaching and implementation support. In 2023 a total of 14 agencies participated, 8 new and 6 continuing. This collaboration and learning will continue over the next year.

The HEART (Henderson ACE's, Resilience, and Trauma) Collaborative provided another screening, followed up with discussion, of the film “Resilience" on May 12, 2023. There was a group of 75 individuals that participated.