Identify. Understand. Respond.

Prioritize community wellness with a Mental Health First Aid training or series.

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use challenges. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

If we identify challenges early, we increase the chances people get the help they need as soon as possible.

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.

Anyone can be a Mental Health First Aider.

Especially you.

This eight-hour course utilizes role play, scenarios, and activities to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care.

MHFA takes the fear and hesitation out of starting conversations about mental health and substance use problems by improving understanding and providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental illness or substance use disorder.

Currently, GetSomeJoy offers four community-specific Mental Health First Aid curriculums:

Mental Health First Aid for Adults - This focuses on mental health issues in adults. (view flier)
Youth Mental Health First Aid - For adults assisting youth and adolescents. (view flier)
Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education - For college, university, and adult learning environments (view flyer)
Primeros Auxilios Para La Salud Mental - Mental Health First Aid for Spanish Speakers (view flier)

THREE WAYS TO LEARN

• In-person (2nd Edition) – Learners receive their training during a 7.5-hour, Instructor-led, in-person session (plus breaks and lunch).

• Blended – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 4.5- to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led training (plus breaks and lunch). This Instructor-led Training can be:

This Instructor-led training can be: