QHA is providing Mental Health First Aid training to increase the capacity of rural communities including the workforces of critical access hospitals, long term care facilities, and community service providers to use this evidence-based practice to appropriately recognize the signs and symptoms of individuals experiencing mental illness, respond to acute needs and refer to additional available resources.

This training also seeks to increase utilization of available behavioral health resources by increasing awareness and utilization of resource linking services through development of awareness campaign and materials to be used by Mental Health First Aid trainees.

Training will be ongoing with multiple trainings offered each month. Training requires 2 hours pre-work plus a post-test and evaluation. Click here to view training dates and to register.

This course is valued at $170. Thanks to a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), learners may attend at no charge.

Continuing Education Approval

This event has been approved for 8.75 continuing education credits as follows:

• Contact hours for nurses (North Dakota Board of Nursing)
• LCCR/LCCI hours for EMS personnel (ND EMS Unit)
• CEUs for Nursing Home Administrators (QHA is an approved provider by the North Dakota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators)
• Contact hours for Peace Officers (Peace Officers Standards and Training Board)
• CEU approval for Licensed Social Workers (ND Board of Social Work Examiners)
• CEUs for Licensed Counselors (ND Board of Counselor Examiners)
• CEUs for Licensed Addiction Counselors (ND Board of Addiction Counseling Examiners)

This training has been approved for 8.5 continuing education credits by the North Dakota Board of Massage Therapy.