Recognition Without Resources Is Incomplete.
The MAYDAY Model™ helps people recognize and respond. Resource navigation helps answer the next operational question: where can this person actually go for appropriate support?
National Youth & Family Resource Directory™
Recognizing that someone needs support is only part of the response. Individuals and families also need a practical way to identify appropriate services.
The National Youth & Family Resource Directory™ is a centralized resource-navigation platform designed to help youth, families, professionals, and organizations locate programs and support across communities.
The MAYDAY Model™ helps you recognize the call. The Directory helps you answer the next question: Where do we go for help?
Implementation Resources
MAYDAY resources are designed to reinforce training, clarify local pathways, and help organizations keep the framework visible after the classroom session ends.
Recognition Guide
A concise reference for the six recognition indicators and how to think about change, pattern, combination, and context.
Response Guide
A practical outline of Monitor, Acknowledge, Yield, Direct, Activate, and You Stay Connected.
Leadership Guide
Conversation starters, role clarity, escalation considerations, and implementation prompts for supervisors and command staff.
Roll-Call Reinforcement
Short prompts and discussion tools designed to keep recognition and response language active after formal training.
Resource Mapping
A structured approach for connecting MAYDAY to EAP, peer support, chaplaincy, clinicians, crisis services, family resources, and other verified support pathways.
30/60/90-Day Follow-Up
Implementation checkpoints that help organizations review reinforcement, resource-pathway awareness, leadership application, and agreed process measures.
The Language We Speak™ & the 100-Day Journal Challenge
Not every resource begins with a referral. Sometimes the first resource is a safe place to slow down, notice what you are carrying, and tell the truth about what needs attention. The Language We Speak™ and the 100-Day Journal Challenge help individuals build that practice through daily reflection and guided writing.
Clear Minds. Clear Hearts. When the mind becomes clearer, there is more room for peace in the heart—and a better chance of recognizing when more support may be needed.
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Training materials and implementation tools can be aligned with your audience, existing support programs, and organizational response pathways.