The Wyandot Center and PACES will be offering training on Mental Health First Aid in early May.
More information from a press release:
With accounts of signs and symptoms of mental illness aired in the daily news, have you ever wondered how you would respond to help in a situation like one of these stories – a pilot with behavioral problems, a person with road rage, a troubled teen-ager?Mental Health First Aid training is designed to do just this: help you recognize signs and symptoms and know what to do in a mental health crisis to help a family member, friend or person with whom you come into contact.Wyandot Center and PACES will offer the next Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day with time for breaks and lunch.
The 12-hour program will be offered at Wyandot Center’s 1301 North 47th Street Building and is open to the community.
There is a $40 fee per each participant. Register by emailing Beth Yoder Stein at yoderstein_b@wmhci.org, or contact her for more information at 913-328-4633.
