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Mental Health, Psychological, Spiritual First Aid – Free - MichaelGates - 07-11-2025
Mental Health, Psychological, Spiritual First Aid – Free
Here is my thread on courses and certification on the subject of…
Mental Health First Aid
Psychological First Aid
Spiritual First Aid
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Hartford Healthcare
https://hartfordhealthcare.org/health-wellness/classes-events
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack-even if you have no clinical training-Mental Health First Aid allows you to assist someone experiencing a mental health-related crisis. In the course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help. After attending all 7.5 hours, you will be a certified Mental Health First Aider.
Webinar: Adult Mental Health First Aid
Webinar: Youth Mental Health First Aid
Look to September 2025 for current courses. It will probably be repeated in the future.
Free. Certificate.
You do part on your own, and then attend a live virtual class online. Saturdays.
When on the website, read carefully, as some of the classes I have not listed are paid courses.
Also.
Webinar: Q.P.R. Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention
Currently listed with multiple dates.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
https://learn.nctsn.org/
Free. Certificate.
This 5-hour interactive online training offers certificate of completion with 5 CEs upon completion.
Principles of Psychological First Aid
DisasterReady
https://www.disasterready.org/
Free. Certificate.
In this 2-hour curriculum learn what psychological first aid (PFA) is and is not, how to provide it responsibly, who can provide it, when and where it should be provided, and when someone should be referred for more specialized care.
Psychological First Aid for Children
Kaya
https://kayaconnect.org/
Free. Certificate.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children course will introduce you to the concepts and steps involved in providing support to children following a distressing event.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) in disaster management in the Caribbean - Second Edition
PAHO
https://campus.paho.org/en/course/psychological-first-aid-pfa-disaster-management-caribbean-second-edition-2020
Free. Certificate.
The Psychological First Aid (PFA) course is a twelve-hour self-paced training. It aims to equip lay persons with the tools to appropriately provide the initial response to individuals experiencing psychological distress secondary to crisis situations.