Mental Health First Aid
The Bert Nash Center, in partnership with DCCCA, offers Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to help community members recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges. Courses are available for adults, youth, higher education professionals, older adults, and other specialized audiences.
Participants learn the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE), a practical five-step approach for supporting someone experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. Through interactive learning and real-world scenarios, MHFA equips individuals with the confidence and skills to provide initial support and connect people to appropriate resources.
This course may be eligible for continuing education credits – participants should let the instructor know if they would like information about obtaining continuing education credits.
Blended/Virtual Mental Health First Aid
This course will have 2 hours of online pre-work within MHFA Connect that learners will have approximately 2 weeks to complete. Day of the training will be on Microsoft Teams or Zoom live with your MHFA trainers. The total time for the live virtual training day is 7.5 hours including breaks and lunch.
MHFA Manual Instruction
Instruction is within Pre-Work
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Zoom or Microsoft Teams, link provided to participants via instructors
Total Time for ILT
7-7.5 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification
Blended/In-Person
This course will have 2 hours of online pre-work within MHFA Connect that learners will have approximately 2 weeks to complete. You will meet at the course’s specified location for the live in person training day. The length of in person training is approximately 7.5 hours including breaks and lunch.
Pre-Work
2 hours self-paced online pre-work, participants have approximately 2 weeks to complete
MHFA Manual Instruction
Instruction is within Pre-Work
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Location determined by requesting organization
Total Time for ILT
7.5 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification.
Full In-Person
This course’s prework will be built into the full training day as your first activity. The length of a full in person training is approximately 9 hours including breaks and lunch.
Pre-Work
15 min pre-work during the training day, can be accessed ahead of time
MHFA Manual Instruction
1.5 hours of direct instruction on the manual in the training day
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Location determined by requesting organization
Total Time for ILT
9 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification
