Mental Health First Aid - 2 days
Course Description
Great Plains College has partnered with Opening Minds to offer Mental Health First Aid Essentials, a foundational course designed to increase understanding of mental health and substance use, reduce stigma, and build confidence in providing support.
Participants will learn practical approaches for recognizing mental health challenges, communicating effectively, supporting others, and accessing appropriate resources. The course is accessible across a variety of settings and does not include formal assessment or certification.
What You'll Learn
- Mental health awareness
- Stigma, diagnostic labelling and barriers to helping
- The ALGES framework for providing support
- Effective communication techniques
- Self-awareness and self-care
- Mental health support resources
- Responding to declining mental health
- Recognizing and responding to mental health crisis situations