Free Adult MHFA Certification Training @ Sanford Community Adult Education
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Description
- Recognize common signs & symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges in others
- Respond to & support adults facing mental health or substance use challenges
- Intervene & de-escalate mental health crisis situations
- Connect those in need with appropriate mental health supports, including resources for Maine and national mental healthcare options and services
- Develop & Practice self-care habits (how to better support yourself to better support others!)
Taught by certified MHFA Instructors from Sweetser, licensed through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Completion of this training awards Adult Mental Health First Aider certification through NCMW, valid for 3 years.
Sweetser and SCAE are offering this Adult MHFA training on:
Wednesday October 22nd, 2025
In-Person, 10:30am-6:30pm (including breaks)
@ Sanford Community Adult Education - 688 Main Street, Sanford ME 04073
We hope to see you there!
Training registration is First-Come, First-Served. One registration per person per email. Training participants must be 18 or older.
Thanks to a federal grant through the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA OMB 0930-0395), Sweetser offers Mental Health First Aid and other mental health awareness trainings at no cost for all who live or work in Maine through our FREE Mental Health Awareness Training program.
MHFA Training can be credited on completion as 7.5 professional development hours with employer approval; this training is not eligible for credit as continuing education units (CEUs) for professional licensure in Maine.
For more information, visit Sweetser.org/FreeMentalHealthTraining
Questions/concerns, email Sweetser's Mental Health Awareness Training Coordinator at MCashman@Sweetser.org
