Palm Health Foundation is focusing many of its resources on improving brain health in Palm Beach County because we know that our overall health and wellbeing is intimately connected to the good health of our brains. We established Train the Brain, with a goal to encourage residents to adopt good brain health habits into their daily routines.

During the 2018 campaign, the foundation partnered with Quantum Foundation and Leadership Palm Beach County’s Breakthroughs Summit to encourage 100 human resources professionals to complete Mental Health First Aid training, an 8-hour course that teaches participants how to help individuals who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and connect them to appropriate resources. We were pleased that more than 100 participants completed the course, but were extremely concerned to learn how significant mental health issues are in the workplace.

Palm Health Foundation is committed to “practicing what we preach.” Many of our staff and board members have completed Mental Health First Aid training. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we maintained a workplace culture of wellness by holding virtual staff check-ins and mindfulness exercises, during which staff were encouraged to share openly about their mental health and emotions.

We are proud to offer our Train the Brain Wellness Kit to our community and beyond. This comprehensive kit provides resources, statistics and ideas for businesses, non-profit organizations and civic groups to bring better brain health to the workplace.

Even if you are not currently a member of the workforce, you can participate. If you would like to start a brain health routine, you can use Wellness Kit materials for your own personal growth or to launch a wellness campaign in your school, place of worship, civic group or neighborhood.

We hope you will use this wellness kit to help advance brain health in workplaces everywhere. Visit our Train the Brain page to download the kit!