Our Causes
Mental Health First Aid
Goal: $2,500.00
Currently Raised: $20,438.00
Donation to Yad Chazaka
Mental Health First Aid is an 14-hour course that teaches one how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
The training gives one 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.
Peer-reviewed studies show that individuals trained in the program:
- Grow one’s knowledge of signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions.
- Can identify multiple types of professional and self-help resources for individuals with a mental illness or addiction.
- Increase one’s confidence in and likelihood to help an individual in distress.
- Show increased mental wellness themselves.
Studies also show that the Mental Health First Aid program reduces the social distance created by negative attitudes and perceptions of individuals with mental illnesses (stigma).