The Partnership for a Healthy Torrance Community is proud to host
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training
Friday, May 12, 2017 9am-5pm
Mountainair, New Mexico
Mental health and substance use disorders are serious issues in our communities. Learn what YOU can do to help.
Valued at over $150, the class is offered for $10 per student and will be limited to ten participants. For registration or more information, contact Billie Clark at 505-832-4495 or Tracey Master at 505-705-0332.
Registration deadline is May 10, 2017.
*Training is provided through a partnership with the PHTC, Presbyterian Center for Community Health, Perpetual Tears Memorial Inc., and the Torrance County DWI Prevention Program
Why should you become a Mental Health First Aider?
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate supports. This 8-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect people to the appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care. The program also teaches common risk factors and warning signs of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and schizophrenia.
Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
COURSE DETAILS
Mental Health First Aid teaches participants a five-step action plan, ALGEE, to support someone developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or experiencing an emotional crisis:
* Assess for risk of suicide or harm
* Listen nonjudgmentally
* Give reassurance and information
* Encourage appropriate professional help
* Encourage self-help and other support strategies
Like CPR, Mental Health First Aid prepares participants to interact with a person in crisis and connect the person with help. First Aiders do not diagnose or provide any counseling or therapy. Instead, the program offers concrete tools and answers key questions like, “What do I do?” and, “Where can someone find help?” Certified Mental Health First Aid instructors provide a list of community healthcare providers and national resources, support groups and online tools for mental health and addictions treatment and support. All trainees receive a program manual to complement the course material.
Town Council: 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month 6:00 pm, Council Meeting Room, located at 109 N. Roosevelt, Mountainair, NM 87036
Mountainair Transfer Station
505-384-4270
