Mental Health First Aid (MHFA): A Global Program to Recognize and Respond to Mental-health Challenges

Description

Mental Health First Aid is a global program that teaches learners how to help people with developing or worsening mental-health problems or crisis. The course promotes early detection, intervention and recovery by instructing participants about signs and symptoms of specific problems, such as debilitating anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and addiction, as well as how to respond to the people experiencing them. It introduces participants to risk factors for mental-health concerns, builds understanding of the concerns’ impacts and provides an overview of common treatments. The course offers concrete tools and answers key questions, such as, “What can I do?” and “Where can someone find help?” Through workplace-centric role play and simulations, the program demonstrates how to assess co-workers in crisis, provide them initial help and connect them with more specialized resources, all within workplace boundaries. Upon completion, attendees are awarded certificates to show they are Mental Health First Aiders. Target audience: Anyone who wants to become a Mental Health First Aider. Format: Asynchronous, individually paced pre-work (one to two hours); virtual or in-person instructor-led, synchronous (eight hours); individual post-work and certification (one to two hours). Duration: 12 hours Register online at: https://www.macompany.live/events/event-one-28nyg-jcnf6-xeljx