Cocoa’s UF/IFAS Extension Office to Host Mental Health First Aid Training May 29
By Space Coast Daily // May 9, 2024
registration starts at $65
BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA, FLORIDA – Since the pandemic, more communities, individuals, and organizations have been starting to have conversations about mental health. But what is mental health? What are the barriers to it, and what can we do to improve it?
According to the World Health Organization, mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well, work well, and contribute to their community.
It is a critical component in our overall physical health; simply put, there is no health without mental health.
This course will be held at the UF/IFAS Extension Office in Cocoa 3695 Lake Drive, Cocoa on May 29 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. All participants will complete a 2-hour, self-paced online assignment before attending the course.
Sometimes it is hard to know what to say or do to provide support or even where to turn if you are struggling, but anyone can be the one to make a difference in the life of someone with a mental health or substance abuse challenge – if they know what to do and what to say.
That is why UF/IFAS Extension provides the Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course.
Just as CPR helps even those without clinical training assist an individual having a heart attack, the MHFA course familiarizes people with the signs and symptoms of mental health challenges and teaches participants a five-step action plan to support someone experiencing a mental health crisis. It also identifies the importance of self-care and how to plan when we need self-care the most.
In just 12 years, Mental Health First Aid has become a full-blown movement in the United States — more than 2.5 million people are certified Mental Health First Aiders, and that number is growing every day.
On the day of, participants will attend a 5.5-hour, in-person instructor-led training. Registration starts at $65.
Click here to register for the program, if you have any questions call us at 321-633-1702.
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