Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), an evidence-based course that helps you identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in real, actionable ways. You will:
- Grow in your knowledge of signs, symptoms, and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions.
- Identify multiple types of professional and self-help resources for individuals with a mental illness or addiction.
- Increase your confidence in and likelihood to help an individual in distress.
- Show increased mental wellness in yourself by just taking the training
- Help to reduce negative attitudes and perceptions of individuals with mental illnesses.
We know that you have a tough job. And that you need tools to help those you serve, and serve alongside you--and even yourself -- as you navigate mental health and substance use issues that are so common in today's world.
This training can teach you an action plan to follow when you encounter someone in an emotional or mental crisis.