MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR ADULTS ASSISTING OTHER ADULTS

Mental Health First Aid for Adults is designed to teach employers, employees, police officers, hospital staff, first responders, health and human service workers, adult family members, neighbors, caregivers, and other caring citizens how to help another adult who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course teaches participants how to recognize signs of mental health or substance use challenges in other adults, how to offer and provide initial help, and how to guide a person toward appropriate care, if necessary. Topics covered include depression, anxiety, nonsuicidal self-injury, suicide, substance use, trauma-related disorders, disorders in which psychosis may occur, and eating disorders.

Learn more about this evidence-based program on the Mental Health First Aid Website.

Why Adult Mental Health First Aid?

  • 1 in 5 adults in the United States lives with a mental illness.*

  • 11 years is the average delay between the onset of mental illness symptoms and treatment.**

* substance abuse and mental health services administration - 2021 national survey on drug use and health ** national library of medicine

Locally

  • 1,000 or more Indiana residents have been lost to suicide every year since 2016.*

  • 31.4% of Bartholomew Co. adults reported having felt sad or depressed for 2 or more weeks in a row in the past year.**

  • 9.8% of Bartholomew Co. adults reported having considered suicide in the past year.**

* centers for disease control and prevention ** 2021 community health needs assessment

While this course is valued at $170, for a limited time, Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is being offered at no cost for those who work/volunteer/live in Bartholomew County, and out-of-county residents/workers will be charged a reduced fee of $23.95.

This course requires a self-paced (approx. 2-hr), interactive online course that must be completed PRIOR to your in-person, instructor-led training.  All information and link to this online course will be sent via email from MHFA Connect at least two weeks prior to your instructor-led session.

8 professional credit hours can be claimed upon completion of this training, and this training has been approved as 8 face-to-face training hours for Foster Parents licensed through the State of Indiana.

Participants must be age 18 or older.

In order for the certification to be valid, at least 5 people must be present for the training. If the limit is not reached by the time registration closes, CYD will contact you to reschedule.

UPCOMING AMHFA SESSIONS:

  • While we do not have any more Adult Mental Health First Aid Training Sessions scheduled for 2024, please check back for more scheduled trainings in 2025.

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Want to request this workshop for your group or organization? The training is designed for 5-30 adult participants who care about and are concerned for young people today. Specifically the training is designed for teachers, school staff, coaches, camp counselors, youth group leaders, parents, and other adults who interact with youth frequently. The workshop includes 6 hours of in-person training and a 2-hour self-paced, interactive online course prior to in-person training. If you are interested in bringing this workshop to your group or organization, please fill out the CYD Professional Development Workshop Request Form

THIS PROGRAM IS Made possible through generous funding from

Learn more about this organization and the wonderful work they’re doing in our community on their website.