Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults

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 for Older Adults

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Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults is an eight-hour training that will teach you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge and help connect them to the appropriate care. This training focus on older adults and aging challenges. The Older Adults module expands upon the effectiveness of the standard Mental Health First Aid for adults curriculum by focusing on addressing the increasing number of aging baby boomers and the growing issue of high rates of late-onset mental health disorders and health conditions. This training will help prepare those individuals working with this vulnerable population to learn how to identify and address mental health challenges and connect them to appropriate services.

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 pre-work.

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

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

Who is this for?

Area Agencies on Aging staff
Nursing home personnel
Senior citizen center staff
Home health personnel
Family members
Social workers
Community members
Faith-based organizations

What will you learn?

An understanding of older adult culture and perspective
An understanding of the unique mental health needs of older adults or those experiencing late-life challenges
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

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