Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is offered to someone with an emerging mental health problem or in a mental health crisis until appropriate treatment is found or the situation is resolved.

Mental Health First Aid – Basic

Mental Health First Aid is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aid-Basic is intended for adults interacting with adults (18 years and older).

This two (2) day in-person session focuses on the four (4) most common mental health disorders including substance-related, mood-related, anxiety and trauma-related, and psychotic disorders.

Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with their family, friends, communities, and workplaces. Anyone can be trained to help in this 12-hour in-person evidence-based MHFA Basic course! 

MHFA Canada is an evidence-based program of The Mental Health Commission of Canada. 

Key Outcomes: 

International evaluations and feedback have found the following outcomes for participants undertaking an MHFA course: 

• Increased awareness of signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems 
• Decreased stigma related to mental health 
• Increased confidence interacting with individuals experiencing a mental health problem or crisis 
• Increased help actually provided to individuals in crisis or experiencing a mental health problem 

Interested In Hosting A Session At Your Organization?

SARC Learning Central’s facilitator can bring this session to your organization! This session can be delivered to a group of employees at your organization in-person or virtually. Contact us today!

Mental Health First Aid-Basic Covers The Following Topics:

• Crisis First Aid Interventions
• The ALGEE Model
• Mental Health and Stigma
• Substance-related Disorders
• Mood-related Disorders
• Anxiety and Trauma-related Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders

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