Our Mental Health First Aid trainings support early detection and intervention of mental health crises among adults and young adults. Trained behavioral health staff from Momentum for Health can visit your organization to teach employees, teachers, parents, peers, and other community members to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness.
Click on the buttons above to read more about trainings for nonprofits and community members, or for employers.
Meet the team:
John Caravalho
Program Manager
Certified MHFA Trainer for Adult, Youth, and Teens.
Master’s degree in leadership with an emphasis in Servant Leadership. Mentor, Seminar Speaker, Huge San Francisco Giants Fan.
My passion is to help people develop to their full potential, professionally, physically, and spiritually.
Kennya Rodriguez, MSW (she/her)
Program Coordinator
Kennya Rodriguez, MSW (she/her) is the Program Coordinator at Momentum for Health, where she organizes Mental Health First Aid trainings for the community. With a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Social Work, she has experience providing therapy to college students, leading mental health advocacy initiatives, and supporting youth in residential treatment. Her work focuses on reducing stigma and expanding access to mental health resources.
Ignatius Nguyen, ASW
Program Facilitator
Ignatius Nguyen, ASW, is an educator, facilitator, and certified Mental Health First Aid trainer who is committed to creating innovative ways to address stigma in mental health. Since 2017, his efforts include producing unique events, hosting open mics, facilitating transformative group experiences (retreats, workshops, and Men’s groups), providing community psychoeducation, and more. In his free time, Ignatius enjoys drinking oolong tea, taking mindful walks, sitting in meditation, dancing like a robot, DJing funk music, and dabbling in photography.
Sarah Warhaftig
Program Instructor
Sarah Warhaftig is a passionate wellness educator, yoga instructor and certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor . With a career dedicated to supporting mental health, emotional and physical well-being, Sarah brings over a decade of experience in youth development, mindfulness coaching, and mental health education.
Upcoming Trainings:
Tuesday, April 29 from 5:30pm-9:30pm.
The training prepares everyday people to respond and help those around you, whether they are strangers, friends or family. This course focuses on adult populations. Additional trainings focused on youth will be offered at a later date.