Mental Health First Aid
Sometimes, the best first aid is you! Take the course, save a life, strengthen your community.

We are pleased to announce that we are providing another Mental Health First Aid in Newton. Last year was a great success with many participants walking away with a wealth of information and strategies in working with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues.

Some comments from participants were:

“I think this class should be mandatory for all educators.”
“Talking about mental health opens our eyes to the complexity of the issue. Having the ALGEE checklist will me help others.”
“Breaking stigmas in the community about mental health and how this course shows how to help mental health population in general. Good information. Helpful.”
“The community would benefit from this course and developing or scheduling additional classes tailored to this population should be considered.”
“The course made me well informed.”
“I really liked the pace of the course. It was good to mix up the activities.”
“Excellent, relevant materials.”
“Variation of presentations: summary of mental health disorders.”

The stigma surrounding mental illness often prevents people from seeking help or even acknowledging that they need help. And if they do want help, they don’t know where to turn. Mental Health First Aid equips the public to help persons with mental illness connect to care. Mental Health First Aid is a highly interactive, 12-hour program taught over two days to small groups.

This next session on February 21 and 22 and is open to professionals seeking to find more information about how to help people in crisis. It will be held at the DMACC Conference Center, 600 N. 2nd. Ave. W, Newton. The class costs $65. and includes meaterials.

To register, please email the information below to Kelly Kirk: kellykirk_us@yahoo.com.

Name
Phone number
E-mail address
Occupation and employer name, if applies

Brief description of why you’re enrolling in the course: (examples: help family member or loved one, better serve clients/public with mental health issues, seeking general mental health information)

If you do not have access to email, call 641-781-1276 or mail the information before February 10, to Kelly Kirk, 608 S. 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208. For further information, CLICK HERE.

Information courtesy Amanda Sterk, Newton Senior High School, Guidance Counselor
800 E. 4th St. S., Newton, Iowa 50208, (641) 792- 5829, (641) 7920 7114 fax

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