Mental Health Training for Everyone
Why Mental Health First Aid:.
Learn how to use ALGEE
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgementally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self help and other support strategies
50% Almost half of all American adults will experience a mental illness during the courses of their life (Source: CDC)
841,000 died from drug overdoses 1999-2019 (Source: CDC)
Nearly 1 in 5 in the U.S. lives with mental illness (Source: NIMH)
WHAT IT COVERS:
Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
How to interact with a person in crisis.
How to connect a person with help.
Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care
THREE WAYS TO LEARN:
In-person (2nd Edition) – Learners receive their training during a 7.5-hour, Instructor-led, in-person session.
Blended – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 4.5- to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led training. This Instructor-led Training can be: »
A video conference.
An in-person class.
Recognize and respond to mental health challenges with care and confidence
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Adult Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.
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Teen Mental Health First Aid
Build a powerful community of teens ages 15-18 by teaching them how to support a friend or classmate with the evidence-based teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) course.
