Valley-Wide Health Systems is offering Adult Mental Health First Aid training courses. The cost is $50 per person.
Where:
Valley-Wide Health Systems Administration Building
128 Market Street
Alamosa, CO 81101
Otero College
Student Center
2001 San Juan Ave.
La Junta, CO 81050
(Rizzuto Banquet Room/Conference Room 12)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an early intervention public education program. It teaches adults how to recognize the signs and symptoms that suggest a potential mental health challenge, how to listen nonjudgmentally and give reassurance to a person who may be experiencing a mental health challenge, and how to refer a person to appropriate professional support and services.
The MHFA course is an 8 hour in-person skills-based training course that teaches participants to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges.
Please see the class schedule below:
Classes in Alamosa:
Friday, June 21, 2024 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, October 18, 2024 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, March 14, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, June 13, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Cancelled
Friday, August 15, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday, November 7, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Classes in La Junta:
Thursday, September 12, 2024 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, April 17, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, July 17, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2025 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
*There will be a lunch hour at noon during each class*
If you are interested in enrolling yourself or your group in a course, please fill out this form
We also offer Veteran and Public Safety specific classes, please enter this in the comments area if you have a group for these types of courses.
