Mental Health First Aid Awareness

Course Overview: Raising awareness of mental health problems in the workplace is essential to cultivating healthy, harmonious and productive work environments. Training and awareness in Mental Health has been shown to result in better knowledge, attitudes and help-giving. The economic and social impacts of mental illnesses, including anxiety and depression, have a wide ranging and persistent impact.

This 30-minute interactive training educates participants about the most important factors relating to mental health.

• The importance of addressing mental health concerns early, prevention is key 
• The impact both psychologically and physiologically if not addressed 
• Judgement of others and understanding empathy

Course participants are introduced to a 3-step action plan for how to help a person who is in a mental health crisis or developing mental health problems.