Mental Health First Aid: Essentials
Training Date: Ongoing
Delivery Format: Online-Live, In-Person
Training Swap: Yes
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Essentials equips you with practical skills to support someone facing a mental health or substance use challenge until professional help is available. The course builds confidence, reduces stigma, and enhances self-care, offering a strong foundation in MHFA principles without formal certification. MHFA Essentials is ideal for individuals, teams, and communities in any setting. Designed to be accessible and applicable across many settings, Essentials offers a strong foundation in MHFA principles without formal assessment or certification—making it an ideal option for individuals, teams, or communities seeking meaningful, time-efficient training. What you will gain – An increase in mental health awareness – An understanding of stigma,diagnostic labeling, and barriers to helping – How to use the ALGES framework to provide support – Effective communication techniques while supporting – Develop skills to reflect on your own mental health – An understanding of mental health support resources and mapping Who is it for? Mental Health First Aid: Essentials is suitable for individuals aged 16 and older. No prior knowledge or courses related to mental health are required. The Facilitators A certified professional trainer will ensure comfort and safety through this informative and empowering training course.
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The Crisis Centre of BC
The Crisis Centre specializes in fostering resilience and capacity in individuals, organizations and communities. Our trauma-informed training and courses build compassionate, connected, suicide-safer communities through:
- destigmatizing suicide and mental health
- strengthening intervention and de-escalation skills
- facilitating growth and recovery after a suicide experience
- providing skills and strategies that foster wellness and help prevent stress, burnout, vicarious trauma, and compassion fatigue
Our team of professional staff provides programs suitable for all roles and levels of education and experience. We work with 200+ organizations annually, including health care, emergency responders, mental health agencies, community and faith-based, k to 12 and higher education, government and business.