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TrustEd offers free training for educators, school staff, community members, parents, and caregivers focused on creating trusting relationships with young people for the purpose of building resilience and preventing the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) like vapes.
Trainings are available in English and Spanish virtually via Zoom, on-demand through our school portal, and in-person for groups of 30 or more in Colorado. Please note that during the pilot phase of the TrustEd program, training opportunities are being prioritized for Colorado residents.

january

26jan12:00 pm2:00 pmBuilding Trusted Relationships with Young PeopleThis free interactive training that equips adults with youth-informed strategies to strengthen relationships that support mental health and reduce risky behaviors like vaping. Grounded in adolescent development research and real insights from young people, the training explores 10 practical principles of becoming a trusted adult. Through engaging scenarios and reflection, participants learn how to build trust, foster relational safety, and empower youth with authenticity and care.

february

09feb9:00 am11:00 amTrain the TrainerThis free, interactive Train-the-Trainer session prepares participants to confidently deliver the Building Trusted Relationships training in their own communities. Participants will learn to facilitate the 2-hour training with fidelity to core messages while adapting examples, discussions, and activities to their unique community context. Through engaging examples, guided practice, and feedback, trainees gain the skills to model the Trusted Adult Principles, engage adult learners, and support participants in strengthening trusted relationships with young people to promote mental health and reduce risky behaviors like vaping.

24feb2:00 pm4:00 pmTrain the TrainerThis free, interactive Train-the-Trainer session prepares participants to confidently deliver the Building Trusted Relationships training in their own communities. Participants will learn to facilitate the 2-hour training with fidelity to core messages while adapting examples, discussions, and activities to their unique community context. Through engaging examples, guided practice, and feedback, trainees gain the skills to model the Trusted Adult Principles, engage adult learners, and support participants in strengthening trusted relationships with young people to promote mental health and reduce risky behaviors like vaping.

march

02mar9:00 am11:00 amTrain the TrainerThis free, interactive Train-the-Trainer session prepares participants to confidently deliver the Building Trusted Relationships training in their own communities. Participants will learn to facilitate the 2-hour training with fidelity to core messages while adapting examples, discussions, and activities to their unique community context. Through engaging examples, guided practice, and feedback, trainees gain the skills to model the Trusted Adult Principles, engage adult learners, and support participants in strengthening trusted relationships with young people to promote mental health and reduce risky behaviors like vaping.

03mar12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Everyday practices to build trust with young peopleJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

10mar12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Preventing Youth VapingJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

17mar12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Supporting the Teen BrainJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

17mar2:00 pm4:00 pmTrain the TrainerThis free, interactive Train-the-Trainer session prepares participants to confidently deliver the Building Trusted Relationships training in their own communities. Participants will learn to facilitate the 2-hour training with fidelity to core messages while adapting examples, discussions, and activities to their unique community context. Through engaging examples, guided practice, and feedback, trainees gain the skills to model the Trusted Adult Principles, engage adult learners, and support participants in strengthening trusted relationships with young people to promote mental health and reduce risky behaviors like vaping.

24mar12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Everyday practices to build trust with young peopleJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

april

07apr12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Preventing Youth VapingJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

14apr12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Everyday practices to build trust with young peopleJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

21apr12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Preventing Youth VapingJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!

28apr12:00 pm12:45 pmTrustEd Tuesdays: Supporting the Teen BrainJoin us every Tuesday for bite-sized, practical sessions designed to strengthen your relationships with the young people in your life. Participants are eligible to win a $50 gift card!


On-Demand Training

Our training is available on-demand in English and Spanish through the Action for Healthy Kids Impact Portal.
Once you log in, navigate to Learning Library > On-Demand. Then, select the training titled Building Trusted Relationships with Young People to get started.

In-Person Trainings

The TrustEd team provides free, in-person trainings for groups of 20 or more for schools, districts, and organizations in Colorado. To schedule a training for your community, please email mentalhealth@actionforhealthykids.org.

What Young People Told Us

Trust is something that you build off of each other.
– TrustEd Focus Group Participant

Trust comes with not only someone that you can share things with, but someone who shares their things back.
– TrustEd Focus Group Participant

I think part of the biggest thing, why we don’t have a lot of trustable adults is it’s almost all scripted. Everything they say outside of their role is, ‘What’d you do over the weekend? How are you feeling today?’ Just being able to have those unscripted conversations and interactions are what really build trustable adults.
– TrustEd Focus Group Participant

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