Mental Health First Aid

540 East Monroe Street,Rapid City SD 57701

06 November, 2021

Description

Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that can help communities understand mental illnesses, seek timely intervention, and s Mental Health First Aid is a groundbreaking public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments. Mental Health First Aid is a live training course, which uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect persons to professional, peer and social supports as well as self-help resources. The Front Porch Coalition provides prevention, intervention, and postvention services to the community to work to prevent the incidence of suicide.