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.  Over the past 16 years, MHFA has undergone extensive evaluation, including Peer reviewed studies and we are very proud of the results. Through experienced instruction, in partnership with the Gerstein Centre, course participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that 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 is offered as ‘Blended-learning’, with a self-paced Day 1, followed by a live-in-person Day 2.  Upon successful registration, participants will receive their link to complete the self-paced Day 1 modules.

Mental Health First Aid Learning Objectives:

• Engages confidently where a person may be a danger to themselves or others
• Provides help to prevent the mental health problem from developing into a more serious state
• Promotes the recovery of good mental health
• Provides comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem
• 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