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
1802 Colorado Ave.
La Junta, CO 81050
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
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, January 16, 2025 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.
