Mental Health First Aid for Adults

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.

Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to help someone who is in emotional crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and emotional stress.

Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, mental health first aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives. Mental health first aiders learn a single five-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. Participants are also introduced to risk factors and warning signs for mental health or substance use problems, and they engage in experiential activities that build understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and families and learn about evidence-supported treatment and self-help strategies.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of these two sessions, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
2. Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
3. Interact effectively with a person in crisis.
4. Connect a person with help.
5. Apply a personalized self-care plan.

Details

• Target audience: Individuals who desire to learn more about responding to a adults in behavioral crisis. This includes healthcare professionals, first responders, teachers, school personnel, clergy, community workers, support or administrative staff, family members or virtually any community member who interacts with the public.
• CMEs/CEUs will not be available.
• Instructional Level: Beginner
• Beverages and light snacks will be offered

Register

• Program fee: $125
• For group reservations, Kim Lafountain at [email protected].
• Online registration closes two days before the event date.
• Refund/cancellation information: Training fees are not refundable. Should unforeseen circumstances cause you to no longer be available on the date of your training, you may send an alternate attendant to the event at no additional charge. To request such a change, please email Mayra Colon at [email protected].
• To request reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Rhode Island Hospital CME office at 401-444-4260.

Register online

More Information

For more information about this event or to inquire about group rates, please contact Kim Lafountain at [email protected].