COURSES AVAILABLE, CALL AND SIGN UP TODAYDr. Sarita Graham816.561.0035 Mental Health First Aid USA
COURSES AVAILABLE, CALL AND SIGN UP TODAY
Dr. Sarita Graham
816.561.0035
Mental Health First Aid USA
Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of
mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. This 8-hour course uses
role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to
the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors
and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating
disorders, and schizophrenia.
Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National
Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
COURSE DETAILS
Mental Health First Aid teaches participants a five-step action plan, ALGEE, to support someone developing signs
and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis:
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies
The National Council for Behavioral Health, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Missouri
Department of Mental Health coordinate Mental Health First Aid USA.
COURSES AVAILABLE, CALL AND SIGN UP TODAYDr. Sarita Graham816.561.0035
The National Council for Behavioral Health, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Missouri
Department of Mental Health coordinate Mental Health First Aid USA.
Department of Mental Health coordinate Mental Health First Aid USA.
COURSES AVAILABLE, CALL AND SIGN UP TODAY
Dr. Sarita Graham
816.561.0035
