Mental Health Literacy Tools Can Save a Life: Get Certified in Mental Health First Aid

Alexander Jewish Family Service, envisions a community in which Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is as common as CPR. Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual in medical distress, MHFA training provides tools to assist someone experiencing mental distress. The goal is to support an individual until appropriate professional help.

The Community Intervention Team at Alexander JFS are National Instructors for Mental Health First Aid.

What you will learn:

  • MHFA is a skills-based training that teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to a mental health or substance use challenge.
  • A 5-step Action Plan to recognize warning signs, provide help in crisis and non-crisis situations, and identify additional resources
  • Identify multiple types of professional and self-help resources for individuals with a mental health condition or addiction.
  • Grow your knowledge of signs, symptoms, and risk factors of mental health conditions and addictions.
What you need to know: 
  • Trainings are free, but require a refundable $24 deposit
  • Trainings have two components
  • Upon course completion, certification is valid for three years
  • CE credits available with prior request. SW, LPC, LMFT
  • See upcoming trainings below

Upcoming Trainings

Adult MHFA

Available for Adults 18+

This training teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.

Upcoming Trainings

  • Thursday, September 26, 2024 (In Person) REGISTER
  • Wednesday, December 11, 2024, (Virtual) REGISTER

Youth MHFA

Available for Adults 18+

This training teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.

Upcoming Trainings

  • Monday, October 28, 2024 (Virtual) REGISTER
  • Thursday, January 20, 2024 (In person) REGISTER

Teen Trainings

Available for Ages 15-18

Builds a powerful community of teens by teaching teens how to support a friend or classmate with the evidence-based teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) course.

Upcoming Trainings

  • February 2025 - Kehilla High; Registration details coming soon!

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