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Mental Health First Aid
in Wellness Training Programs
Mental Health First Aid
with Maura Weir
A skills-based training course that helps people identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use issues. This course is offered in different modules for various audiences including those who work with youth, Older Adults, Veterans, Corrections, Public Safety, Higher Education, First Responders, and other groups.
Class Format: 8 hours (in person). Exact location at the College will be emailed to students prior to the start of the class.
The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition has partnered with Cape Cod Community College to offer QPR, safeTALK, Mental Health First Aid, Sudden Death Postvention, and ASIST training programs that provide our communities with the necessary information and tools to raise awareness, educate, and increase action to reduce suicides.
Questions: Contact Tammi Jacobsen, Director of Workforce Development and Training, at 508-375-5011 or email tjacobsen@capecod.edu.
Mental Health First Aid - Youth (Martha's Vineyard)
with Maura Weir
If you are interested in enrolling into this course, please add yourself to our Wait List. We will be announcing dates and times soon.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
Class Format: 6 hours (in person) offered on Martha's Vineyard with 2 hour sof pre-work online. Date and time TBD.
The Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition has partnered with Cape Cod Community College to offer QPR, safeTALK, Mental Health First Aid, Sudden Death Postvention, and ASIST training programs that provide our communities with the necessary information and tools to raise awareness, educate, and increase action to reduce suicides.
Questions: Contact Tammi Jacobsen, Director of Workforce Development and Training, at 508-375-5011 or email tjacobsen@capecod.edu.