Mental Health First Aid

Name: Mental Health First Aid
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by The University of Winnipeg Claim Listing

This course opens with a self-directed module (Module 1) that focuses on the information and strategies participants will discuss and practice throughout the classroom modules (Modules 2 and 3).

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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.Course participants will learn how to:

Recognize signs a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis
Have conversations that encourage a person to:
- Talk about declines in their mental well-being
- Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being
- Reach out to these supports
Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis
Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being

This course opens with a self-directed module (Module 1) that focuses on the information and strategies participants will discuss and practice throughout the classroom modules (Modules 2 and 3).

Course participants are required to complete Module 1 (approximately two hours) before participating in Module 2 and 3 (two four-hour days).

The course will be held periodically through the year. Participants must attend the full two sessions to be certified.

About Us

The University of Winnipeg is a dynamic campus and a downtown hub that connects people from diverse cultures and nurtures global citizens.
We offer high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs including several that are unique in Western Canada: for example, a Bachelor of Arts in Human Rights, and a Master’s degree in Development Practice with a focus on Indigenous Development. Our graduates value their educational experience, as UWinnipeg is known for small class sizes, academic excellence and commitment to Indigenous inclusion.
The Richardson College for the Environment & Science Complex accommodates over 2,000 students, faculty, staff and visitors daily. As one of the most innovative Science Complexes in Canada, our renowned professors, graduate and undergraduate students are researching and studying the most challenging issues we face: climate change, isotope productions and cancer tests, and pollutants in our air and lakes. Our state-of-the-art Axworthy Health and RecPlex offers new research and student practicum opportunities in kinesiology, education and applied health. The RecPlex offers sports and recreation programs for students, Wesmen athletes and the broader community.

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