Community Education
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based project that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems. It also introduces warning signs, builds understanding, and provides an overview of common treatments. MHFA uses the curriculum developed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and includes courses for youth, active-duty military personnel, veterans, older adults, and universities. Topics covered in the sessions include:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
- How to interact with a person in crisis
- How to connect a person with help
- Expand content on trauma, substance use and self-care
The evidence-based safeTALK project is a four-hour training that utilizes curriculum developed by LivingWorks. Through this training, community members will learn how to reach out to someone thinking about suicide and help keep them safe by connecting them with further support. Curriculum helps break down the stigma of suicide in a community and can be specialized for education, youth, the workplace, faith leaders, military, veterans, and first responders. Topics covered include:
- trainer presentations, facilitated discussion, skills practice
- videos illustration what happens when signs of suicide are overlooked
- how you can contribute to safe outcomes when these signs are heard and addressed
- opportunities to explore organizational applications of the training