Mental Health First Aid Training (Virtual/Online) - Mental Health First Aid
 
Required:
Computer with high speed internet access
Zoom app
 
*Please Note: There is a mandatory 2 hour self directed online module that must be completed prior to the start of the first session on October 5  - all details will be provided to you by e-mail. 
 
Mandatory virtual sessions (with instructor)
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
9:00 am - 12:15 pm (Atlantic Time) 9:30 am - 12:45 pm (Newfoundland time)
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00 am - 12:15 pm (Atlantic Time) 9:30 am - 12:45 pm (Newfoundland time)
 
"Mental Health First Aid is a training course designed to give members of the public the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, decreases stigmatizing attitudes, and helps individuals identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness.
Canadian statistics show that one in five Canadians will experience a mental health problem this year.  MHFA is an interactive workshop that teaches participants to recognize the signs that a person may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis and how to provide initial help and guide the person to appropriate professional resources"
 
"MHFA does not teach participants to become therapists or counsellors. Rather, it provides the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that allow someone to offer effective first aid intervention. The course addresses four of the most common and most stigmatized mental health disorders and includes signs/symptoms, risk factors, and crisis first aid for specific situations".
(Mental Health First Aid, www.mhfa.ca)