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Mental Health First Aid Training | Friday, March 14, 2025 EST
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Full program description
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an impactful program that can help us better support ourselves, colleagues, and members of our community who may need assistance with a mental health challenge. Join nationally certified instructors at Miami University to earn your MHFA certification, valid for three years.
Join us on Friday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST virtually on Zoom.
Earn the Mental Health First Aid Certification upon successful completion of the following requirements:
- Complete self-paced prework prior to the instructor-led session. Typically the prework takes about two hours. Learners will be granted access 2 weeks prior to the training session.
- Attend and actively participate in the instructor-led session with computer camera and microphone and speakers enabled. Learners must be engaged in atleast 90% of the training session to be eligible for the certification.
- Complete a post exam.
The cost is $75 per participant (valued at $170).
Enroll today!
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing's website states, "MHFA has one clear and simple goal: to give individuals the skills to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use crisis.
Good news … it’s working!
Over the past decade, more than 45 peer-reviewed studies have documented the efficacy of MHFA among various populations across the United States.
Studies show that individuals trained in Adult MHFA have:
Good news … it’s working!
Over the past decade, more than 45 peer-reviewed studies have documented the efficacy of MHFA among various populations across the United States.
Studies show that individuals trained in Adult MHFA have:
- Increased mental health literacy, including knowing the signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental health and substance use challenges.
- The ability to identify multiple types of professional and self-help resources for individuals with a mental health or substance use challenge.
- Increased confidence/self-efficacy and likelihood to help an individual in distress.
- Reduced stigma and increased empathy toward individuals with mental health challenges.
- Increased likelihood to seek therapy or mental health care for themselves.
- Correct application of MHFA skills during a simulation."