Mental health first aid course offered for medically released vets
Vernon Morning StarMar 09, 2019
Vernon is home to the British Columbia Dragoons, a military unit,
Mental Health First Aid –
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Many learn regular first aid to prepare them for family medical emergencies such as burns and sprains, this mental health first aid course takes that preparedness to the next level by providing valuable, potentially life-saving information and crisis intervention skills to manage mental health challenges.
A range of mental health issues will be covered by the course, including mood, anxiety, trauma-related, psychotic and substance use disorders. The course will also teach skills for dealing with drug overdose, suicidal behaviour, panic attacks, psychosis and acute stress reaction. The course will enable participants to build the skills and confidence necessary to engage in effective conversations about mental health, help them recognize the most common mental health problems and illnesses, increase their comfort level with, and willingness to, help others, and decrease the stigma and discrimination around mental health problems and illnesses.
"Mental health issues are often met with significant stigma in the world. That's what's so great about Mental Health First Aid –
Although designed for medically released veterans and RCMP and their family members, the two-day course is free and open to anyone, and grants certification in Mental Health First Aid –
To find out more, visit https://www.cafconnection.ca/Mainland-BC/Adults/Wellness/Mental-Health-First-Aid.aspx.