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KAP Offering Free Mental Health Training

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is offering free virtual mental health literacy training throughout the months of January, February and March.
 
Thea Green is KAP's Program Manager.
 
"Our goal is to train 500 people over the next three months with mental health literacy, which provides a strong background in understanding mental health, mental illness, how we struggle and also wellness."
 
The first training session takes place January 18th.
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