Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved.
Originally developed in Australia, MHFA is now offered in many countries around the world – including Canada. There’s a series of studies that explore the effectiveness of MHFA – including this one:
Click here for the full article: Mental Health First Aid Qualitative
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PAN is excited to be offering 2 sessions of MHFA in Cranbrook on April 27 & 28 and April 30 & May 1st. We are looking forward to sharing with you how it goes.
If you are interested in MHFA training, please contact me or Stacy!
Carlene Dingwall
250-300-3177