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Medical first aid training prepares us to respond to heart attacks, injuries, or sudden illness. Without that training, we may look on helplessly wishing we could do something but not wanting to do the wrong thing and make the situation worse. Similarly, in a mental health crisis, our ability to provide Mental Health First Aid may determine how quickly a loved one, co-worker, student, or friend gets the right help and/or recovers.
Mental Health First Aid originated in Australia in 2000 and was introduced in the U.S. by the National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care and the Missouri and Maryland departments of mental health in 2008. An evidenced-based program , MHFA truly helps to reduce stigma and educate front-line responders in any profession.
Benefits of MHFA Training
As a trained "first-aider," you will be able to
- Help de-stigmatize mental illness
- Help students or colleagues with mental health or substance abuse problems using specific skills, including
- Assessing risk
- Listening
- Giving reassurance and information
- Encouraging the person to get professional help
- Suggesting self-help strategies
Training 8: August 26 & 27
The bottom line: Mental Health First Aid builds mental health literacy and teaches basic skills to help someone experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
List of all trainings
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