Bless This Brain is leading a movement toward compassionate and hope-filled communities.
Through public speaking, teaching and training we can help you, recognize and respond to challenging mental health signs and symptoms.
Mental Health First Aid is an accredited, evidence based course. What will you learn?
With this 3 year Mental Health First Aid certification you’ll get the opportunity to hear from real people who has experienced mental health challenges. Through videos, activities and stories you’ll be equipped with the skills needed to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges. You’ll also learn how to provide someone with initial support until they are connected with appropriate professional help. Each class learns risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help. This training is wonderful way to enter into discussing this difficult topic and how you can show up for those suffering in your community.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Depression and mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Trauma
- Psychosis
- Substance Use disorders
Mental Health First Aid teaches the hope of recovery and resiliency – informing learners that individuals experiencing these challenges can and do get better, and can use their strengths to stay well.
Want to sponsor this training and make it available to other learners? Donate below to share this important educational opportunity.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Awareness for Faith Communities
CHURCHES ARE OFTEN THE FIRST PLACES PEOPLE GO TO FOR HELP
when they’re experiencing mental health affliction
BLESS THIS BRAIN EXISTS TO EMPOWER YOUR CHURCH
to respond with compassion and love rather than fear
We speak publicly from lived experience about the reality of mental health affliction and the hope of early intervention.
- with large and small groups
- staff meetings
- care teams
- and students
A Mental Health First Aid training provides a 3 year accredited, evidence based certification and we can tailor this training specifically to faith leaders, church staff, and volunteers
- With in-person and blended virtual options
- In a single 8 hour training or broken into 2 shorter sessions
Jarter Carter, BTB founder and executive director, is our certified Adult Mental Health First Aid instructor. He is also uniquely gifted to train in mental health and substance abuse awareness as a trained chaplain, ordained minister, storyteller and father who lives with a diagnosed serious mental illness.
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