Mental Health First Aid

2 Day Virtual Workshop - 2 Hour Self Study, 6 Hour In Class over 2 sessions.

In the MHFA course, you will gain a solid understanding of the 5 basic actions of ALGEE:

Assess the risk of suicide and/or harm

Listen non-judgmentally

Give reassurance

Encourage professional support

Encourage other supports

ALGEE is the framework for having a confident conversation about mental health with family, friends, colleagues, and strangers.

Key outcomes

International evaluations and feedback have found the following outcomes for participants undertaking an MHFA course:

· Increased awareness of signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems
· Decreased stigma related to mental health
· Increased confidence interacting with individuals experiencing a mental health problem or crisis
· Increased help actually provided to individuals in crisis or experiencing a mental health problem

Course Sections

Additional Information

1. Mental Health and Stigma

· What is Mental Health First Aid?

· Common mental health problems

· Five basic actions of mental health first aid

· Stigma and discrimination

2. Substance-related disorders

· What is a substance-related disorder?

· Signs and symptoms

· Risk factors

· MHFA for substance-related problems

· Crisis first aid for overdose

· Treatment and resources

3. Mood-related disorders

· What is a mood-related disorder?

· Types of mood-related disorders

· Signs and symptoms

· Risk factors

· Substance use and mood disorders

· Suicide in Canada

· MHFA for mood-related problems

· Reasons for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)

· MHFA for non-suicidal self-injury

· Treatment and resources

4. Anxiety and trauma-related disorders

· What are anxiety and trauma related disorders?

· Types of anxiety and trauma related disorders

· Signs and symptoms

· Risk factors

· Substance use and anxiety related disorders

· MHFA for anxiety and trauma related problems

· Crisis first aid for panic attacks

· Crisis first aid for acute stress reactions

· Treatment and resources

Crisis First Aid Skills Learned

· Substance overdose

· Suicidal behaviour

· Panic attack

· Acute stress reaction

· Psychotic episode

Mental Health First Aid

2 Day Virtual Workshop - 2 Hour Self Study, 6 Hour In Class over 2 sessions.

Course Sections

Additional Information

Crisis First Aid Skills Learned

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