Oct. 21- Mental Health First Aid: Holding Space for the Collective Grief

In times of crisis, loss, and ongoing systemic violence, our communities experience not only individual grief but also collective grief — a shared, layered mourning that impacts our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This specialized Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training equips participants with the evidence-based tools of MHFA while integrating culturally rooted, healing-centered practices to address the unique needs that arise in moments of collective loss.

Adult Mental Health First Aid is an early intervention public education program. It teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge among adults ages 18 and over. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. Mental Health First Aid, sometimes called Adult Mental Health First…