ALTON In response to our nation’s mental health crisis, as well as the need for mental health resources in the Riverbend ...

In one day, parents can learn to provide mental health support to children dealing with anxiety, depression, bullying, eating disorders, substance use, and other emotional problems. Learning to ...

Mental Health First Aid originated in Australia in 2000 where it has been widely adopted, and it has since spread to at least 24 other countries. Over 5 million people have now been trained in the ...

Adult mental health first aid training These sessions — the next two of which are Wednesday and Thursday, May 21-22, at 9 a.m. at Alpert Jewish Family Service offices in West Palm Beach ...

Youth mental health first aid training In today’s digital age in which teenage suicide and depression are on the rise, it’s more important than ever to be able to help a young person in crisis.

You’ve heard of physical first aid, like CPR or the Heimlich Maneuver…but what about mental health first aid? Jeff Richardson, the CEO of Integral Care, spoke with Studio 512 about the ...

Mental health literacy. Mental health literacy––defined as ‘knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders, which aid their recognition, management, or prevention’ (Churchill, 2018)––is ...

Integral Care, the mental health authority of Travis County, has received $220,000 from the county to train an additional 2,000 people in the Youth Mental Health First Aid program from now through ...

The National Alliance of Mental Illness South Suburbs of Chicago is cosponsoring a Mental Health First Aid class with Sertoma Star Services on Feb. 26 in Oak Forest. (Sertoma Star) By Melinda Moore ...

The program begins with a very useful overview of several reasons why this approach is needed: Mental health problems are common; 18.1% of U.S. adults will have a mental disorder in any one year.