Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate professional treatment is received or until the crisis is resolved.
Goals of the program:
- Preserve life where the person may be in danger to self or others
- Provide help to prevent the mental health problem from developing into a serious state
- Promote recovery of good mental health
- Provide comfort to a person with a mental health problem
Mental Health First Aid does NOT teach people to be therapists. It teaches people to recognize the symptoms of mental health problems and provides information on how to get help.
The training is 8 hours and you must attend all 8 hours to receive a certificate!*
Two summer sessions are available:
Date: Monday, June 9, 2014 in Commons Room 331
OR
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 in Commons Room 331
Time: 8:30 am- 5 PM
There is no charge for the training. This program is open to the campus community.
Email your name, affiliation to UMBC and cell phone
number to Jennifer Treger, Community Health and Safety Specialist in
the Vice President’s Office of Student Affairs at jtreger@umbc.edu or
call 410-455-3797. Space is limited.
This program is sponsored by Student Affairs