About this Event
Mental Health First Aid - Adults Assisting Adults - Carlsbad
Join us at Cities of Gold in the banquet room @10 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, New Mexico, 87506 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (MT) for an 8-hour in person training that offers participants the opportunity to learn how to identify, understand, and respond to others who may be developing and/or experiencing a mental health, behavioral health, and/or substance use concern.
The course teaches participants a 5-step action plan that can be used to assist someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations by:
• Recognizing common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
• Understanding how to interact with a person in crisis.
• Encouraging people to engage in self-care tools and techniques.
• Learning how to connect a person with support.
• Creating a supportive community together!
This Mental Health First Aid training is being offered in collaboration between the New Mexico Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Awareness, the New Mexico Peer Coalition, Presbyterian Health Plan, and Southeast New Mexico College.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Introductions and Overview of MHFA Course & Manual
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
What is MHFA? Why MHFA? What is a Mental Disorder?
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Prevalence of Mental Disorders. Discuss Recovery. Introduce MHFA Action Plan.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Signs & Symptoms of Depression
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Signs & Symptoms of Anxiety
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Asses for Risk
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Warning Signs of Suicide and Self Harm
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Application of MHFA
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Signs & Symptoms of Panic Attacks and Traumatic Events
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Signs & Symptoms of Psychosis
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Application of MHFA
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Break
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Signs & Symptoms of Substance Use Risks and Addiction
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Application of MHFA
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:45 PM
Role Play and Evaluation
🕑: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Training Wrap Up
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cities of Gold Hotel, 10 Cities of Gold Road, Santa Fe, United States
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