Mental Health First Aid Training: Outside Orleans Parish
Louisiana Public Health Institute
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Description
LPHI is committed to bridging the gap of the mental health provider shortage by providing tools and trainings to build community awareness and knowledge on how to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use crisis. MHFA is an evidence-based public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health challenges and builds understanding of appropriate detection techniques, interventions, resources, and referrals. LPHI offers FREE Adult and Youth MHFA trainings to community members and organizations outside of Orleans Parish. These trainees become the first line of support in the community. Just as CPR helps even those without clinical training to assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) prepares participants to interact with a person experiencing a mental health crisis through a culturally responsive lens.
Those who live and work in Orleans Parish and are interested in free MHFA trainings can visit https://www.mhfacollective.org/upcomingtraining for more information and registration.
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Louisiana Public Health Institute
LPHI is a statewide 501(c)(3) nonprofit public health institute that has proudly served the residents of Louisiana since 1997. As the public health landscape shifts and changes at an ever-quickening pace, LPHI’s role is to be both responsive to the immediate public health needs of Louisiana residents and to create an environment for long-term public health improvements. LPHI’s mission is to ensure that everyone has fair and just opportunities to be healthy and well, which it strives to achieve through its four strategic plan priority areas: Racial Justice and Health Equity, Partnerships and Collaboration, A Healthier Louisiana, and A Thriving Organization.
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Created:
July 17, 2024, 9:35 p.m. -
Published:
July 19, 2024, 3:57 p.m.