FREE Adult Mental Health First Aid Training (In-Person, Saco)
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19Feb
Description
This Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, brought to you by Sweetser and provided at no cost to participants, is a non-clinical, evidence-based certification course teaching skills for:
- Recognizing signs & symptoms of mental health & substance use challenges in others
- Responding to & supporting adults facing mental health & substance use challenges
- Intervention & de-escalation of mental health crisis situations
- Connecting people in need to appropriate mental health supports, including resources for Maine and national mental healthcare supports
- Practicing self-care and building self-care habits (support yourself to better support others!)
Taught by certified Adult 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.
Adult MHFA training from Sweetser is fully cost-covered, available for free to all who live or work in Maine.
Sweetser is offering this in-person Adult MHFA training on:
Thursday, February 19, 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm (including breaks)
@ Sweetser Saco Campus, Deering Union Building
50 Moody Street, Saco ME 04072
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), Sweetser offers Adult MHFA and other trainings at no cost to all who live or work in Maine through our FREE Mental Health Awareness Training program. Adult 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.
For more information, visit Sweetser.org/FreeMentalHealthTraining
Questions/concerns, email Sweetser's Mental Health Awareness Training Coordinator at MCashman@Sweetser.org
