Mental Health First Aid is an interactive, public education course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders and introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and examines common treatments. Those who complete the 12-hour course to certify as Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Mental Health First Aid benefits a variety of audiences and key professions, including hospitals, employers and business leaders, faith communities, school personnel, state police and corrections staff, nursing homes, mental health authorities, state policymakers, young people, families and the general public.
Stairways Behavioral Health provides the only certified instructor in Northwestern Pennsylvania for Mental Health First Aid.Stairways Behavioral Health provides the only certified instructor in Northwestern Pennsylvania for Mental Health First Aid.
Please contact jwarren@stairwaysbh.org for more information and to register for the next available Mental Health First Aid training.
These in-depth training sessions equip heath care and human resources professionals with the tools needed to establish a credible compliance program.
Pennsylvania-based behavioral health organizations benefit from consulting services in the areas of Fairweather Lodge and affordable housing initiatives for persons with disabilities.
For fees and to schedule a training, please contact Julie Warren at jwarren@stairwaysbh.org
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