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.

Become a certified Mental Health First Aider

More than 4.5 million people across the United States have been trained in MHFA by a dedicated base of thousands of Instructors.

Types of Mental Health First Aid Training

  • Adult Mental Health First Aid

    Learn how to help adults in your community. We offer tailored courses for Spanish speakers and different fields like higher education and public safety..

  • Youth Mental Health First Aid

    Learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.

  • 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.

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