Learn how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.
About this Event

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. It was brought to the United States in 2008 with the aim to make it as common as physical First Aid and CPR.

MHFA is an 8-hour, skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health crisis.

Studies show that MHFA training reduces stigma, improves knowledge and increases first aid actions toward people experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. It is an opportunity for personal and professional development.

Registration is due on Monday, December 9th, (or until space is reached) and a 2-hour self paced course is due prior to the training.

This will be a full day: 12/23/24 8:30am EST - 4:30pm EST

About the Instructor: Maureen P. Medina

Maureen has served marginalized populations for over 15 years in multiple capacities and is a Certified Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor. She is certified in both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid, has certificates for The Biology of Trauma & Healing and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and has studied over 100 hours (& counting) of courses on mental health, somatic healing, and therapeutic art.

Maureen, the author of My Fears Out Loud, holds generative writing workshops that incorporate somatic expression & foster a sense of safety & agency to explore the full human experience. She believes that we must bear witness to ourselves & the world at large in order to heal individually & collectively.

Her work has been published in AlterNet, Beyond the Veil Press' Songs From Another Sun: An Anthology of BIPOC Voices, Harness Magazine, Heartland Society of Women Writers' I Dissent Magazine, Independent Media Institute, LA Progressive, Nation of Change, Poets Against Racism & Hatred, & Tesoro's Anniversary Collection.