Join Mental Health America of Indiana and the Indiana Library Foundation for a free virtual Mental Health First Aid training made possible through the generous support of Molina Healthcare. This evidence-based course teaches:
• MHFA is skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge.
• Similar to physical First Aid and CPR, MHFA helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until professional assistance is obtained or the crisis is resolved.
• Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step Action Plan to recognize warning signs of a mental health or substance use challenge, provide help in crisis and non-crisis situations and understand where to turn for additional assistance.
The 5-step Action Plan (ALGEE) is: Assess for risk of suicide or harm; listen nonjudgmentally; give reassurance and information; encourage appropriate professional help; and encourage self-help and other support strategies.
• Through MHFA, more than 2.6 million people in the U.S. have been trained by over 25,000 certified Instructors to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
• Peer-reviewed studies have proven that trained Mental Health First Aiders are more knowledgeable and confident when it comes to identifying and helping an individual in distress.
There is pre-work required for this course that will be issued after registration. Failure to complete the pre-work will result in ineligibility to attend the live instructor-led portion.
This is an invite only training. Please do not contact us to request to attend or a password.
Participants who complete the course will become Adult Mental Health First Aid certified. They will receive CEU as well. This course meets the education requirements for the 'Mental Health' endorsement offered through ICAADA