Free Mental Health First Aid Course for Dumont Residents

New Milford NJ

17 February, 2020

3:47 PM

Description

** UPDATE 3/10/20: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. UPDATED INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ABOUT UPCOMING COURSES. Sometimes, first aid isn't a bandage, or CPR, or the Heimlich, or calling 911. Sometimes, first aid is YOU. Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them, by becoming a Certified Mental Health First Aider. This 8-hour course, spread over two Sundays, teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. Anyone can take this course: first responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals, and caring citizens. The course is being offered on two consecutive Sundays of 4 hours each - Sunday, March 15 and Sunday, March 22, from 1pm-5pm - at Vantage Health System, 2 Park Avenue, Dumont, NJ. To register, please email the following information to [email protected]: name, phone number, email address, occupation, and brief description of why you're enrolling in the course. You can also phone Ms. Preis at 201-385-4400 ext. 3012 to register. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 6.