ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING

Council for Youth Development will be providing several community trainings and workshops as part of First Presbyterian Church Columbus’ Heads Up Mental Health Initiative. The first of these trainings will be Adult Mental Health First Aid, and registration is now open for all community members.

This certification course is designed to teach adults how to help another adult who may be experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. 

Participants will learn:

• How to recognize common signs and symptoms of various mental health and substance use challenges and identify the impact of those challenges on the wellbeing of adults

• How to interact with and assist a person in crisis and non-crisis situations

• How to connect a person with appropriate help

• About the impact of traumatic experiences and the importance of self-care

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

While this course is valued at $170, this particular session is being offered at NO COST, thanks to a Center for Congregations Grant, and the church will be generously providing lunch for all participants.

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 within 3 days of your registration.

In addition to a 3-year Mental Health First-Aider Certification, participants will receive all documentation needed to apply for 8 professional credit hours, and this training has been approved as 8 face-to-face training hours for Foster Parents licensed through the State of Indiana.