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Expert-led training for every level

Didi Hirsch Academy: advancing mental health

The Didi Hirsch Academy offers expert-led courses for teens, caring adults, and mental health professionals. Whether you’re starting your journey or deepening your skills, our trainings are rooted in real-world experience, evidence-based practices, and a commitment to equity and access. We provide continuing education credits for select trainings.

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Teens

Mental health is a movement. Join a community of teens learning how to take care of themselves and support each other. These courses are created with input from crisis counselors and young people with lived experience — so you get tools that are real, relevant, and made for you.

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Caring adults

Mental health is all of us. Parents, educators, first responders, and other caring adults play a key role in supporting youth and communities. These trainings offer practical guidance on recognizing mental health challenges and responding with confidence, compassion, and care.

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Mental health professionals

Mental health is health. Enhance your practice with continuing education designed for licensed clinicians, nurses, and substance use counselors. Courses combine clinical expertise with culturally responsive approaches — equipping you to provide stronger, more inclusive care.

Built on experience. Powered by care.

Didi Hirsch Academy offers expert-led online training in mental health and suicide prevention for teens, professionals, and caring adults. Backed by over 40 years of in-the-field experience, our courses are grounded in the work of the nation’s most comprehensive Suicide Prevention Center. Whether you’re a clinician, educator, or simply someone who wants to help, we give you the tools to make a difference.

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Leading the way in suicide prevention

As the largest Suicide Prevention Center in the nation, we train over 5,000 professionals and community members every year.

Our mission

To save and transform the lives of children, adults, and families through world-class, whole-person mental health care and suicide prevention, including where discrimination and injustice limit access

Your impact

As a caring adult, you are among the first to notice when someone in your community is struggling. By learning more about mental health challenges and how to respond, you can become a lifeline for someone crisis

See what you’ll learn

Get a preview of our expert-led online courses, designed to give you real-world skills in mental health support, suicide prevention, and crisis care—for yourself and the people you serve.

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Whether you’re looking for help, interested in joining our mission, or want to learn more, reach out to Didi Hirsch today.

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