Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health awareness is such an important factor in knowing how to help those in crisis find the help and care they need.

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Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. It teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. In this course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

Everyone can play an essential role in helping those with mental health or addiction concerns. Participants must complete a two-hour, self-paced, online class before participating in a six-hour, instructor-led virtual or face-to-face training. A certificate will be available online after completion of the course.

Approximately one to two weeks before the first webinar, registrants will receive an email with further instructions on how to complete the participant prework.

The course also requires self-completion of Prework and Postwork Assignments. See the Agenda tab for the course timeline and requirements.

Credits Available

This webinar will count as diversity professional development.

We hope you can join us!

Registration is required to receive the link to access the webinar.

Who is this for?

Social workers
Employers
Police officers
Hospital staff
First responders
Faith leaders
Community members
Caring individuals

What will you learn?

Evaluate the impact of early intervention on mental health challenges
Apply the appropriate steps of the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE)
Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Mental Health First Aid
Describe the purpose of Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Mental Health First Aider
Identify the impact of mental health challenges on the well-being of adults in the United States
Explain that recovery from a mental health challenge is possible
Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact adults

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