Fredericksburg, Virginia – Traditional first aid training teaches participants to perform CPR or create a tourniquet to save lives. Mental Health First Aid provides the skills to help during a mental health crisis. The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board provides both youth and adult curriculums of the training.
Through role-playing and simulations, participants gain skills to offer assistance in a mental health crisis. Participants will learn the common risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The course will enable participants to offer community resources to people in crisis.
The 8-hour course is available for individuals and organizations. It is provided over one or two days. The $25 registration fee includes a workbook, refreshments, and lunch on the first day of training. Classes are limited to 25 participants.
RACSB will offer the courses several times throughout the year.
A Mental Health First Aid (Adult) training will be held Jan. 30-31 at Sylvania Heights Baptist Church in Spotsylvania County. The session will last from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 30 and 8:30 a.m. to noon on Jan. 31.
A Youth Mental Health First Aid training will be held Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bowman Center, RADCO Building, in Spotsylvania County.
To register for the training, contact Jennifer Bateman, Prevention Specialist, at 540/374-3337, ext. 100 or [email protected].
Visit www.rappahannockareacsb.org for additional information and a training flyer.
