Mental Health First Aid Training
Published:
Sep 15, 2022
Author:
MentalHealthFirstAid.org
Content from MentalHealthFirstAid.org
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis.
In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
What you learn:
- Risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems.
- Information on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis and addiction disorders.
- A 5-step action plan to help someone developing a mental health problem or in crisis.
- Where to turn for help -- professional, peer, and self-help resources.
Mental Health First Aid teaches about recovery and resiliency – the belief that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and use their strengths to stay well.