Ventura County Behavioral Health is pleased to offer Mental Health First Aid: an 8‐hour certification course to help participants better understand mental illness and respond to psychiatric emergencies.

Dates: March 24-25, 2014
Time: 9am-1:30pm (Both Days)
Presenter: Frank Barba & Ana Del Rio Barba
Location: 1911 Williams Drive, Oxnard, CA 93036
(VCBH TRAINING ROOM)

Course Information
Mental Health First Aid is a ground breaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

Mental Health First Aid is offered in the form of an interactive two-day course that presents an overview of mental illness and substance use disorders in the U.S. and introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments.
Attendees will learn:

• The potential risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety/trauma, psychosis and psychotic disorders, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and self-injury.

• How to use a 5-step action plan to assess a crisis situation and select and implement appropriate interventions.

• The realities and prevalence of various mental health disorders in the U.S. and the need for reduced stigma in our communities.

• How to access appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help resources to help someone with a mental health problem.

To register for this valuable training, send an email to:
Arieta Faiivae, Community Outreach, arieta.faiivae2@ventura.org or call 805-981-2220. For more detailed information, contact: KerryAnn Schuette, VCBH Manager KerryAnn.Schuette@ventura.org

This project is funded by VCBH Mental Health Services Act.

Coffee and water will be available, please bring your own snacks.