Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid -  This 12-hour program prepares community members to identify, understand, and respond to signs of a person developing a mental health problem, or experiencing a mental health crisis until professional treatment arrives or until the crisis resolves. This process is applied in a variety of situations such as:

• Helping someone through a panic attack
• Engaging with someone who may be suicidal
• Supporting a person experiencing psychosis
• Helping an individual who has overdosed

Program participants learn a 5-Step Process to Assess the situation with confidence, Select and implement appropriate actions, and Help an individual in crisis connect with professional care.

Presented by Jim Pinnell, a Mental Health First Aid Instructor

Dates: June 3 and 17 (must attend both days for full content)
Time: 9:00am - 4pm (lunch on your own from 12:00-1:00)
Cost: $59.00 to be paid day of conference (includes both days, all 12 hours, and course book
Location: Hearthstone Cottage Retirement: 802 East Mountain View Ave (South Entrance, at the covered portico)
Contact: Aging and Disability Resource Center (509) 925-8765
PRE_REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Sponsored by Southeast Washington ATLC Aging & Disability Resource Center, Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health and Hearthstone Cottage Retirement