Adult Mental Health First Aid (Blended Virtual)

• Recognizing common signs & symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges in others
• Intervening and supporting adults facing mental health or substance use challenges
• Mental health and substance use crisis intervention and de-escalation
• Connecting those in need with appropriate mental health supports
• including resources for Maine and US National mental healthcare options/services
• Practicing self-care and building self-care habits (how to better support yourself to better support others!)
  

Our blended virtual training consists of 2-hour online self-paced learning modules followed by our 6-hour instructor-led session (webinar via Teams).

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.

Training registration is first-come, first-served. One registration per person. Training participants must be 18 or older. Thanks to a federal grant through the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 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 nbate@Sweetser.org