WVW Academy — MHFA Training
Mental Health First Aid, taught the WVW way.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to recognize, understand, and respond to the signs of mental health and substance use challenges — for a friend, a colleague, a client, or yourself. Delivered 100% virtually and grounded in the same healing-centered practice as everything WVW Academy does.
A first-aid course for mental health.
Just as CPR helps you assist someone having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid prepares you to support someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until appropriate help is available.
Recognize the signs
Identify the early warning signs of common mental health and substance use challenges, including anxiety, depression, and crisis.
Respond with confidence
Apply a practical, evidence-based action plan to offer initial support and reduce harm in the moment.
Connect to help
Guide a person toward professional care and community resources — without overstepping your role.
ALGEE — five steps you'll carry with you.
MHFA is built around a simple, memorable action plan you can use in any situation.
Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
Listen nonjudgmentally.
Give reassurance and information.
Encourage appropriate professional help.
Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
Built for the people who show up for others.
Community health workers, educators, faith and community leaders, HR and people teams, caregivers, and anyone who wants to be ready when someone is struggling. Adult and Youth MHFA pathways are offered.
Join the MHFA interest list.
Tell us a little about you. We are gauging interest to schedule upcoming MHFA sessions — there is nothing to pay and no commitment. After you submit, here is what happens next:
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