Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand
and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
You will build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who
are struggling. You will also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
After the course, you will be able to:
Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
Understand how to interact with a person in crisis
Know how to connect a person with help
Use self-care tools and techniques
Upper Missouri District Health Unit will also come in to
teach participants how to recognize an opioid overdose, and how to
properly administer Narcan. Each attendee will receive a FREE Narcan kit.
sign up for a certification course for any of the following dates:
February 7, 2024
May 8, 2024
Q3 2024: TBD - this will be a SATURDAY session
October 16, 2024
All courses run from 8:30am-4:30pm
Coffee and lunch are provided