Mental Health First Aid

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing offers a comprehensive suite of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) programs designed to equip individuals from various walks of life with the skills necessary to identify, understand, and respond effectively to signs of mental health and substance use challenges. These evidence-based programs cater to different demographics and settings.

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors and health and human services workers and any other citizen how to identify, understand and respond to an adolescent (ages 12-18) who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. Youth Mental Health First Aid is available in English and Spanish.

For professionals seeking to complete Youth Mental Health First Aid training to become certified, click the button below.

Teen Mental Health First Aid

Teen Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches teens in grades 10-12, or ages 15-18, how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge among their friends and peers. The program equips young people with the knowledge and skills they need to take care of their own mental health and to support each other, including how to get the help of a trusted adult.

For organizations, teachers, and professionals looking to bring Teen Mental Health First Aid to their community, click the button below.