SCSU Hosts Free Mental Health First Aid, Suicide Prevention Courses

NEW HAVEN, CT —The Southern Connecticut State University Wellbeing Center will host a variety of Mental Health training courses this spring that are free and open to the public.

The two programs being offered are Mental Health First Aid and QPR Suicide PreventionTraining. The MHFA training is an 8-hour course in which participants will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to mental illness and substance use disorders. The workshop will teach participants the skills needed to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.

Southern’s series of free mental health training courses are made possible thanks to Federal CARES funding to support mental health awarded by the Governor's Emergency Education Relief grant.

On Monday, Feb. 20—Southern will host an MHFA training exclusively for first responders from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. To register or for more information, contact wellbeing@southernct.edu.

MHFA will also be offered on the following dates, all sessions are free and open to the community:

March 15 and 16: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

March 29, 30: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

April 12, 13: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.

May 16: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

To register for any of the above workshops, contact wellbeing@southernct.edu.

The QPR Suicide Prevention training is an hour-and-a-half course that teaches participants how to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training.

The QPR Suicide prevention training will be offered on the following dates, all sessions are free and opento the community:

March 2: 12 – 1:30 p.m.

April 13: 12 – 1:30 p.m.

To register for any of the above workshops, contact wellbeing@southernct.edu.