Mental Health First Aid Certification Training

Mental Health Awareness Month event

SSC’s Student & Enrollment Services are offering Mental Health First Aid Certification Training from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm on Friday, April 14th in the MB Financial Bank Business Suite.

Mental Health First Aid USA is an 8-hour certification course that teaches a five-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer and self-help care. Participants learn the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, build understanding of the importance of early intervention and, most importantly, provide support to someone in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge.

The facilitator of this training will be Angi Leighton, PhD. Dr. Leighton is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) National Train-the-Trainer for the National Council of Behavioral Health, as well as a Program Quality Evaluator for the program who has extensive experience in the fields of mental health and mental health support services as well as a background in nursing, and education and extensive forensic training, research and psychological assessment.

Training is open and free to SSC employees a and students only.

To reserve a seat email Devon Powell by Thursday April 6th.