Mental Health First Aid

 Adult Mental Health First Aid consists of 2-hours of self-paced content followed by 5.5 hours of instructor-led training. Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services.

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.

Adult Mental Health First Aid

Grace C Mae Advocate Center employees are eligible to take this class at no charge. Non-employees are welcome to register and we will invoice you $35 to your email, with a link to submit the payment.  Once the payment is submitted, you will be enrolled into the course and the pre-class 2 hour webinar will be sent to you.  The pre-class webinar must be completed by June 2 before class begins.  Class will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 9th at 6:00-9:00 pm (each night).  

Instructor: Dr. Patricia Van Alstyne, Ph.D., LISW, RPT-S, CAS

For more information, please contact:

patti@advocatecenter.org or help@advocatecenter.org

To register for either class, click the "Register" button below.