May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Make 2025 the year you get certified in Adult Mental Health First Aid and be the difference for someone in your department, family, or community!
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the initial assistance offered to a person experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge or crisis. It’s the first aid given until appropriate treatment or support are received or until the crisis resolves.
Participants learn:
- Information on common mental illnesses and substance misuse
- Risk factors and warning signs
- A 5-step action plan known as ALGEE
- The importance of cultural considerations
- Ways to reduce stigma and increase awareness
- Why language is critical to support
- Available professional and self-help resources
- An emphasis on self-care
The course is 8 training hours total; two hours online ‘pre-work’, and two 3.5 hour in-person sessions (includes breaks). All parts of the training are required, including attending both live training dates.
Participants will receive a printed manual as well as digital materials accessible for the length of certification. MHFA certification lasts three years and then can be renewed on one’s own.
This course is open to Yale faculty, staff, postdoc associates and fellows (benefits- eligible Yale employees).
Please note, registration for the April training is closed and the waitlist is full. Registration for the May training is now open.
Please register through WorkDay Learning.
The fee for this course is paid for by Being Well at Yale / Employee Well-being.
For courses open to the public, please refer to the MHFA webiste.
I have already employed tools from MHFA training in both personal and professional contexts, and feel much more confident in my ability to navigate potentially sensitive situations. The training has clear value across departments.” - M&P Staff Member