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UPCOMING VIRTUAL TRAINING
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
VIRTUAL TRAINING | 5 hours
First Aiders will complete a 2-hour, self-paced class, and then participate in a 4.5 to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led class using videoconferencing technology.
The virtual training is based on new curricula that has been in development for more than a year. It includes expanded content on trauma, addiction and self-care.
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Mental Health First Aid USA is a alive training program - like regular First Aid or CPR - designed to give ordinary people the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.
Mental Health First Aid teaches participants a five-step action plan, ALGEE, to support someone developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis:
- Assess for risk of suicide or harm
- Listen non-judgmentally
- Give reassurance and information
- Encourage appropriate professional help
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
2021 SCHEDULE
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
REGISTER FOR FREE MHFA TRAINING: tanya.mac@metrocareservices.org
JANUARY 27 10:00 - 4:00
FEBRUARY 11 9:00 - 3:00
MARCH 16 9:00 - 3:00
APRIL 20 9:00 - 3:00
MAY 4 9:00 - 3:00
JUNE 7 9:00 - 3:00