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Mental Health First Aid Training

mié 17 de jul

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Memorial Hospital - Conference Room

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

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Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid Training

Time & Location

17 jul 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. GMT-5

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

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