Name: Mental Health First Aid Adult
Start: 2021-10-22T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2021-10-22T16:30:00-05:00
Location: 6900 W Brown Deer Rd

Mental Health First Aid Adult

Community Advocates Public Policy Institute works toward preventing and reducing poverty while improving the quality of life for individuals and families in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin. Our varied programs and projects are united in their view that poverty is Milwaukee’s biggest problem.The Public Policy Institute targets poverty in a number of ways: we try to reduce it through nonpartisan changes to relevant public policies and laws; we try to prevent its effects through public health efforts; and we work to increase opportunity and wellness for low-income people by fostering factors related to success, resilience and well-being.

Community Advocates Public Policy Institute

Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.

6900 W Brown Deer Rd

What you will learn:This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.What the Mental Health First Aid Course offers: • Common signs and symptoms of mental illness • Common signs and symptoms of substance use • How to interact with a person in crisis • How to connect the person with help • Content on trauma, addiction, and self-careThe course will teach you how to apply the ALGEE action plan: • Assess for risk of suicide or harm. • Listen nonjudgmentally. • Give reassurance and information. • Encourage appropriate professional help. • Encourage self-help and other support strategies.In Person Mental Health First Aid Training 8 hour in person training: limit 20 participantsAny questions about this training, please contact Rita Liesiefsky at rliesiefsky@communityadvocates.net

Mental Health First Aid Adult

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