LEST WE FORGET 21 Suite 1210, 350 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 1A4 • Tel: 613.683.3755 • Fax: 613.798.2989 info@mentalhealthcommission.ca • www.mentalhealthcommission.ca MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID Veteran Community Mental Health First Aid for the Veteran Community focuses on the basics, but is also tailored to the needs of Veterans and the people who care for, and about them. will be living with a mental health problem this year. This includes Veterans. Who should train in MHFA Veteran Community? Veterans Family members, relatives and friends Volunteers and other caring community members Former RCMP members Health professionals Providers of Veteran services Courses are offered across the country. To learn more, register, host a course or become an instructor: mhfa@mentalhealthcommission.ca 1-866-989-3985 www.mhfa.ca AIMS OF THE 13 HOUR COURSE Build the skills and confidence to engage in effective conversations about mental health. Recognize the most common mental health problems and illnesses. Decrease the stigma and discrimination around mental health problems and illnesses. Increase confidence, and willingness, to help others. “This course reinforced and reminded me of many of the hard-learned lessons of life that I have encountered over the past half century. Mostly, it has reminded me that sometimes, listening appropriately is the best first aid of all!” Course participant, 2016 TOPICS COVERED Substance-related disorders Mood disorders Anxiety and trauma-related disorders Psychotic disorders CRISIS FIRST AID INTERVENTIONS FOR Overdose Suicidal behaviour Panic attacks Psychosis Acute stress reaction Mental Health First Aid Canada is a program of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC). The MHCC collaborates with hundreds of partners to change the attitudes of Canadians toward mental health problems and to improve services and support. Over 200,000 people in Canada have trained in MHFA. To learn more about the MHCC: www.mentalhealthcommission.ca MHFA Veteran Community is funded by Veterans Affairs Canada. The MHCC thanks Veterans Affairs Canada for its contribution.
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