Mental Health First Aid Class

Housing Foundation for Sarpy County is pleased to offer to our community partners the opportunity to attend a mental health training to gain knowledge to better help those we serve. Presented by Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare and The United Way of the Midlands, this training will help attendees identify a person who may be in crisis, gain skills in starting the conversation with a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and learn more about the state of mental health today.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Participants will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental illness. This course gives tools to help friends, family members, colleagues, and others in the community. Participants who completed the course are certified in Mental Health First Aid for three (3) years.

This training will be held on March 24^th at the offices of HFSC, located at 8214 Armstrong Circle in Bellevue.  The session will begin at 8:00am and conclude at 4:30pm, lunch will be provided.  Registration is limited so please register early.

Registration is available online.