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Mental Health First Aid Training

Title:Mental Health First Aid Training
Date & Time:Thu Feb 13, 2025 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location:Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Resource Center, 4850 Mark Center Drive
Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Resource Center
Event Details:Adult Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour training (two hours completed independently with an on-line learning system) and certification on skills to help persons who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training demonstrates the initial help given to a person showing signs of mental illness or a mental health crisis. The course teaches risk factors, warning signs, and symptoms of mental health and substance use disorders, the effects of illnesses, an overview of treatments, and a five-step action plan for helping.

These are hybrid sessions. There is a two-hour self-guided online portion that must be completed before training date. In-person sessions will be held from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center - 4850 Mark Center Drive, room 9208.

* Pre-work must be completed one week prior to the training date
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Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:DCHS


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