Description

Mental Health First Aid is a 12 hour program over 2 days (9:00am-4:30pm) The program is designed to teach people first aid skills to help someone who is developing mental health problems or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, Mental Health First Aid is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved. Participants learn to: • Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems. • Provide initial help. • Guide a person towards appropriate professional help. Mental Health First Aid aims to: • Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others. • Provide help to prevent the mental health problem from developing into a more serious situation. • Promote the recovery of good mental health. • Provide comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem Course fee includes course Mental Health First Aid book and certificate. Learn to save a life!