Mental Health First Aid Training September 26, 2012

The Mental Wellness Center is providing the community with a groundbreaking public education program – Mental Health First Aid – to help the public identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. An interactive 12-hour course, Mental Health First Aid training provides a layperson with the knowledge they need to assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis until appropriate professional help arrives.

Successful participants of the program are certified as Mental Health First Aiders for three years and 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.

Three-course series:
• Wednesday, September 26th
5:30pm – 9:30pm
• Friday, September 28th
5:30pm – 9:30pm
• Saturday, September 29th
10:00am – 2:00pm

Location: Mental Wellness Center, 617 Garden St.
Course cost: $45 (25 person maximum per two-series course)
Register early as past courses have filled up quickly.

For more information, please visit www.mentalwellnesscenter.org or contact Pauline Keeble at (805) 884-8440 ext. 107 or pkeeble@mentalwellnesscenter.org.