Adult Mental Health FIrst Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
WHAT IT COVERS
• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a person in crisis.
• How to connect a person with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care.
THREE WAYS TO LEARN
• In-person – Learners will receive their training as an 8-hour, Instructor-led, in-person course.*
Blended – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 5.5- to 6.5-hour, instructor-led training.
• Virtual – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 5.5- to 6.5-hour, instructor-led in-person training.*
* Times do not include breaks.
Youth Mental Health First Aid
WHY YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 6-18.
WHAT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COVERS
• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
• How to connect the youth with help. • Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care and the impact of social media and bullying
THREE WAYS TO LEARN
• In-person – Learners will receive their training as an 8-hour, Instructor-led, in-person course.
• Blended – Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 4.5- to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led training.*
This Instructor-led Training can be:
» A video conference.
» An in-person class.
* Times do not include breaks.
Introduction to Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
By the end of this section you will be able to identify adverse experiences that can impact on a child's development and their response to stress.
By the end of this section you will understand the importance of healthy brain development in a child’s early years and the impacts of toxic stress.
By the end of this section you will understand that experiencing adversity in childhood can have a significant impact over a person’s life course resulting in ill health, poor wellbeing and in some cases premature death.