Mental Health First Aid Workshop

Once certified in Mental Health First Aid you will gain:

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect a person’s wellbeing.
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
• Confidence to step in, reassure, and support a person in distress.
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgmental listening.
• Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, or health care practitioner.

This certificate is great for those working in health care, PSW workers, social workers, and front-line workers.

This is a 2 day course. Participants must attend both dates to earn a certification.

Requirements for entry

Participants need to identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) and must be currently residing within the Greater Toronto Area.

Attendees will need to fill out a new Miziwe Biik Registration form and Ancestry form which can be downloaded on our Forms page.

Qualification earned

Mental Health First Aid certificate

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