Spring 2025 dates for Mental Health First Aid are currently being set. A number of dates and times are being offered. Additional offerings are expected to be added throughout the spring semester. Any staff and faculty member who provides academic, professional, and/or personal support to students or advises a student recognized organization is highly encouraged to complete this training.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course created by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing that teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance-use issues. In this training you will learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn to for help. Topics covered in this course include depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, on-campus resources, and intervention strategies. This training is not intended to help one become a counselor, but to help provide early intervention and encourage those in need to seek appropriate assistance and help.
More information about the program, available dates, and sign-up machform may be found at: https://www.eiu.edu/mentalhealth/Mentalhealthfirstaid.php
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Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-7400
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