MUST REGISTER BY: Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Questions? Cancellations? 937-465-1045 • info@mhdas.org

These trainings will ENGAGE you, INSPIRE you and EXPAND your understanding of mental illness!

​Mental Health First Aid is an interactive, 8-hour Adult certification course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S., introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments. Those who take the courses to certify as Adult Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.

​Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
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Trainings Available 
→YOUTH MHFA Training, Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8am to 5pm (sign-in at 7:30am) 
→ADULT MHFA Training, Thursday, September 27, 2018 8am to 5pm (sign-in at 7:30am) 
Both trainings are at Green Hills Foundation Hall, 6557 US 68 South, West Liberty, Ohio 43357 (lunch provided) 
Cost: FREE          
Register By: Tuesday, September 18 for the YOUTH MHFA Training & Thursday, September 20 for the ADULT MHFA Training
(Registration includes: a 200+ page comprehensive manual, all materials, and a 3 year certification)
 
YOUTH MHFA Training Sponsored by:
Save A Life Suicide Prevention
Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services Board of Logan & Champaign County
Logan County Family & Children First Coalition 

ADULT MHFA Training Sponsored by:
Save A Life Suicide Prevention
Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services Board of Logan & Champaign County
Consolidated Care 
 
For additional information on the YOUTH MHFA Training please contact:
Debbie Holycross dholycross@logancbdd.org or Veronica Brady familyadvocate@logancbdd.org

For additional information on the ADULT MHFA Training please contact:
Stacey Logwood – slogwood@mhdas.org or Julie Wilcox – jwilcox@ccibhp.com

Questions? Cancellations?  937-465-1045 • alane@mhdas.org 

The Indian Lake EMS is offering a free training called "Operation Street Smart" on April 21st from 9am-12pm at the Indian Lake Community Church Annex. More details available in the flyers below.

We are pleased to announce that this training is being offered in partnership between the Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services Board of Logan & Champaign Counties, Champaign Co. Department of Job & Family Services, Champaign Co. Drug Free Youth Coalition, Suicide Prevention Coalition of Logan & Champaign Counties, Early Childhood Coordinating Committee, and Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. This training opportunity is being funded through a grant from The Ohio Children's Trust Fund and will be of NO COST to participants.
 
Date: April 18th, 2018
Time: 8:30am-11:30am OR 12:30pm-3:30pm
*Please REGISTER FOR JUST ONE of the offered sessions*
Location: Madison-Champaign ESC Administrative Offices
2200 South US Hwy 68
Urbana, Ohio 43078
* Please use REAR parking lot and entrance
Pending 1.5-2.5 CEU’s Social Worker & Counselor
 
Intended Audience: This training is designed to provide a foundational overview and aware- ness of trauma, resilience, and trauma-informed care for anyone in the community who interacts with individuals and families who may have experienced trauma, including case managers, human services professionals, educators/ administrators, the faith community, employers, government agencies, and others.

Presenter: Jennifer Cox, MA, Director of Training Montgomery County Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services. Jennifer is a TIC Instructor and a National Instructor in Mental Health First Aid-USA. She received her dual undergraduate degrees (Art Therapy/Dance Kinesiology Education) from Bowling Green State University and her Masters of Arts in Dance Movement Psychotherapy from Columbia College Chicago. She has professional experience as a clinician, educator and administrator in a variety of clinical, public, and government settings with a vast array of populations. 

Hope you can join us!

What is Mental Health First Aid?

1. It is similar to CPR/First Aid, only instead of teaching us how to respond to a medical emergency, it teaches us how to respond when someone is showing the signs and symptoms of mental illness! 
2. Mental Illness effects 1 out of 5 of us… Do you know what it looks like in your friends and neighbors? Would you know how to respond if you become that “one person” being asked to help?

This training will ENGAGE you, INSPIRE you and EXPAND your understanding of mental illness!

Two-Day Training
Wednesday, May 9, 2018: 8:00am to 12:00pm (sign-in at 7:30am)
Thursday, May 10, 2018: 8:00am to 12:00pm (sign-in at 7:30am)
@ Champaign County Community Center, 1512 South US HWY 68, Urbana
Cost: FREE  
​Register By: Wednesday, May 2, 2018
(Registration includes: a 200+ page comprehensive manual, all materials, and a 3 year certification)

One-Day Training
Wednesday, May 30, 2018: 8:00am to 5:00pm (sign-in at 7:30am)
@ Mary Rutan Crossroads Business Center, 21 Hunter Place, Bellefontaine (lunch provided) 
Cost: FREE  
​Register By: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
(Registration includes: a 200+ page comprehensive manual, all materials, and a 3 year certification)

Questions? 937-465-1045 • alane@mhdas.org

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