AFC: Mental Health First Aid Training

Course Information

What is mental health first aid?

Mental health first aid is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.

Most people are familiar with CPR and know what to do when they are faced with a cardiac emergency. However, would you know what to do if you were faced with someone having a mental health emergency? Now more than ever, it can be vital to understand the signs and symptoms of someone in a mental health crisis and know how to help.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Virtual Training Course

The course was developed by Opening Minds/Mental Health Commission of Canada. During the course, the participants will learn how to:

• Recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.
• Find and reach out to professional supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being.
• Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis.
• Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being.

Course Details

• Instruction Format: 2 hours of self-directed study, plus two virtual classroom sessions for the online courses or a full-day in-person classroom session.
• Self-study Online Module 1: an access link will be sent to course participants by email after their registration has been processed but not later than 2 weeks before the course start date.
• Virtual or In-Person Classroom Module 2 (3.5-4 hours) and Module 3 (3.5 hours).