Join us for an upcoming Mental Health First Aid Training. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. This 8-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This training is free to attend. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please complete registration by May 27th. Registration link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MHFAJune4 Saturday, June 4, 2016 Registration and Breakfast: 7:30am Training: 8:00am-5:30pm You will receive an email with a reminder and campus map before the day of the training. Please note this is an 8-hour course and the schedule will run until roughly 5:30 pm. Certificates can only be awarded to those people who attend the entire 8 hours. We kindly ask that you plan accordingly. Student Center Room 205 University of South Alabama 350 Campus Drive Mobile, AL 36688 Instructors: Chalisse Peltier Shawna Mayo For more information, contact Chalisse Peltier, cpeltier@lifelinesmobile.org