Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use challenges.
This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use challenge and help connect them to the appropriate care.
The course will teach you how to apply the ALGEE action plan:
- Assess for risk of suicide or harm
- Listen non-judgmentally
- Give reassurance and information
- Encourage appropriate professional help
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies
The course is valued at $170 per person but is being offered to you at no cost through grant funding. The course requires advanced registration.
Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid courses have a significant amount of overlapping content. If you plan to take both, we recommend 3 months between classes
The course is <7.5-hours for Adult MHFA plus breaks of small-group interactive training. Participants should be prepared to be present and actively engaged for the whole course.
Please contact us at Edholmc@missouri.edu with any questions or accommodation requests.
