Central MA WIB, Worcester, October 25 & 26, 2017. Free 2-day training for adults 18 years or older. Mental Health First Aid teaches participants a five-step action plan to support someone developing the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis. Like C.P.R., Mental Health First Aid is the first aid given until appropriate help is received or until the crisis is resolved.
* Mental Health First Aid does not teach people to diagnose or provide treatment, but it increases knowledge and understanding, encourages people helping people, supports people getting help, decreases social distance, and increases mental awareness.
What Participants Learn
o Risk factors and warning signs of mental health and substance use problems
o Information on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis and substance use
o A 5-step action plan to help someone developing a mental health problem or in
o Available evidence-based professional, peer and self-help resources
To register, email your name and contact number by October 11, 2017 to Mary Baker mbaker02@communityhealthlink.org.
This workshop is sponsored by the Central MA Workforce Investment Board Youth Council’s
Professional Development Series.
* For more information on Mental Health First Aid, visit www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org .
