Name: Adult Mental Health First Aid course
Start: 2025-12-12T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-12T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Children's Jusice Center

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Adult Mental Health First Aid consists of 2-hours of self-paced content followed by 5 hours of instructor-led training (and an additional half hour for lunch and breaks).
Adult Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based research-supported early intervention public education program. It teaches participants age 18+ how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to adults who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the purpose of Adult Mental Health First Aid and the role of the Mental Health First Aider.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges that may impact adults.
• Apply the appropriate steps of the AMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to non-crisis situations.
• Apply the appropriate steps of the AMHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) to crisis situations.
• Choose appropriate methods for self-care following the application of Mental Health First Aid in a crisis or non-crisis situation.

Mental Health First Aid was created in Australia in 2000 by Betty Kitchener, an educator and mental health consumer, and Professor Tony Jorm, a mental health researcher. In 2008, the National Council, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Missouri Department of Mental Health brought Mental Health First Aid to the United States. MHFA is now offered in 25 countries. To date, over 4 million Americans have been certified!