Opportunities to Gain Mental Health Training

Students, faculty and staff will have the chance to attend training sessions to learn more about mental health and how to help someone in need.

The Northeast Missouri Area Health Education Center is presenting a free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program open to all students, faculty and staff. MHFA will teach participants how to recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenge, understand how to interact with a person in crisis, know how to connect a person with help and use self-care tools and techniques.

Faculty and staff training will be conducted throughout two days from 12:30-4:30 p.m. April 6 and April 13 via Zoom. Participants must attend both days of the program to receive their MHFA certification. Registration is required and can be found here. The faculty and staff program requires two hours of self-paced pre-work prior to the instructor-led session. This pre-work is due by April 5.

QPR is being offered to students from 3:30-5 p.m. March 28 in the Student Union Building Alumni Room. QPR stands for question, persuade and refer — the three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help. Refreshments will be provided. Sign-up can be found here