Fri, Feb 11
|Memorial Hospital - Conference Room
Mental Health First Aid Training
Sometimes, first aid isn't a bandage, or CPR, or calling 911. Sometimes, first aid is YOU. Mental Health First Aid Training is a 8-hour course funded by a Randolph County 708 Board Grant that is open to the public. It gives people the tools to identify when someone may be struggling and how to help
Time & Location
Feb 11, 2022, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Memorial Hospital - Conference Room, 1900 State St, Chester, IL 62233, USA
About the event
Sometimes, first aid isn't a bandage, or CPR, or calling 911.
Sometimes, first aid is YOU.
Mental Health First Aid Training is a 8-hour course funded by a Randolph County 708 Board Grant that is open to the public. It gives people the tools to identify when someone may be struggling with a mental health or substance misuse problem. It connects them with appropriate support and resources.
MHFA includes training and families, healthcare families, healthcare providers and individuals with mental illnesses. Become a certified Mental Health First Aider alongside more than 550,000 others.
Proven Effectiveness
Studies show the program reduces social distance created by
negative attitudes and perceptions of individuals with mental illness
- Grow your knowledge of signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions
- Identify multiple types of professional and self-help resources for individuals with a mental illness or addiction
- Increase your confidence in and likelihood to help an individual in distress
- Show increased mental wellness themselves
Sign-up for the class by contacting Kendra Kennedy at 618-282-6233 or kkennedy@comwell.us