Event Details
Mental Health First Aid for Adults
| Date: | April 25, 2022, 8:00am – 5:00pm |
| Organizer: | Mental Health Association of South Mississippi |
| Location: | The Peoples Bank - Swetman Building 723 Howard Ave. Second Floor Biloxi, MS 39530 |
| Price: | Free |
| Event Type: | FREE Event |
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This training gives you the skills to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health issue.
About this event
Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
The Mental Health First Aid Action PlanAssess for risk of suicide or harmListen nonjudgmentallyGive reassurance and InformationEncourage appropriate professional helpEncourage self-help and other support strategies
