Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour training to teach participants how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it helps trainees identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Mental Health
- Each year, anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the U.S. aged 18 and older, or 18.1 percent of the population. (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
- An estimated 31.1 percent of adults in the U.S. experience an anxiety disorder at some time in their lives. (National Institute of Mental Health via Harvard Medical School
- Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9 percent of those experiencing them receive treatment. (Anxiety and Depression Association of America)
- About 80 percent of adults with depression reported at least some difficulty with work, home and social activities because of their depression. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nearly one in five U.S. adults lives with a mental illness (44.7 million in 2016). (National Institute of Mental Health via the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Why should I take this course?
Mental Health First Aid for Adults teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. 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 problem and help connect them to appropriate care.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues
Be the difference!
Identify.Understand.Respond
Become a Mental Health First Aider
Get trained on March 27th from 8am-4pm.
Delta by the Marroitt, 800 3rd Ave, Huntington, WV 25701
Key benefits from this course
The course will teach you how to apply the ALGEE action plan:
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help
Participants that complete the training will receive a certificate of completion from the National Council for Behavioral Health documenting your certification as a Mental Health First Aider. Your certification is good for two years.