CAPS offers Outreach and Education Services to increase awareness and skills related to our services and general mental health topics.
About Our Services
Need a 15-30 minute overview of the services that CAPS offers and how to access them? A CAPS therapist will visit your class, department, or group meeting to tell you more about all that we offer.
Schedule an Overview of Services
Email: amurtaugh@unomaha.edu
Phone: 402.554.2409
University Gatekeeper Program
A 115-minute interactive workshop that teaches participants to recognize the warning signs of suicide, practice crisis intervention skills, and make the appropriate referrals.
To sign up for a Gatekeeper Training, contact our Suicide Prevention and Education Coordinator at suicideprevention@unomaha.edu or call 402.554.2409.
Ally Training
Become a Recovery Ally during our 90-minute training (for staff and/or students) where we include basic science, racial justice, and philosophies of care and recovery. Recovery Allies will increase a community's recovery capital, decrease stigma, and build intervention skills.
For more information about becoming a Recovery Ally or to request a training, email mfrillman@unomaha.edu or call 402.554.2409.
Additional Trainings
We're always open to topics and areas of interest that you would like to develop into a workshop that would meet your group's needs.
Previous topics include:
- What is Mental Health?
- Healthy Relationships
- Coping with Grief
- Test Anxiety
- Trauma-informed Teaching/Advising
- Conflict Resolution and De-escalation Techniques
- Self-Care (for Helping Professions)
If you would like to request a workshop catered to your group or suggest a topic, please email our Outreach Coordinator, Amanda Murtaugh, at amurtaugh@unomaha.edu or call 402.554.2409.