Mental Health First Aid (Virtual)

Learning Objectives

Created by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the support provided to a person who may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis.

Course participants will learn how to recognize signs that a person may be experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health crisis and encourage that person to:

• Talk about declines in their mental well-being

• Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improved mental well-being

• Reach out to these supports

• Assist in a mental health or substance use crisis

• Use MHFA actions to maintain one’s own mental well-being

Module 1: Self-Directed Online Learning
Module 2 + 3: Live Streamed Virtual Classroom

Course Outline

Module 1: Self-Directed

• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to MHFA actions

Module 2: Virtual Classroom

• Practice applying MHFA actions to situations of declining mental well-being
• Guidelines for MHFA conversations with people from diverse cultures and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community

Module 3 Virtual Classroom

• Discussion on using MHFA actions for self-care
• Practice using MHFA actions in crisis situations