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Make a Difference: Support Mental Health First Aid

Your generosity can change lives.

Since 2008, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) USA has trained more than 4 million people to recognize, respond to and support people who may be experiencing mental health challenges. With your support, we can reach even more people and build stronger, healthier communities.

How Your Gift Helps:

  • Empower More Mental Health First Aiders: Your donation enables us to equip individuals across the country with the skills to help themselves and others in times of mental health need.
  • Expand Our Instructor Network: By supporting MHFA, you’re helping us train a diverse group of Instructors to bring critical mental health education to even more communities, especially those who need it most.
  • Create Stigma-free Communities: Your contribution helps break down the barriers of stigma and builds environments where mental health is understood and supported without shame.
  • Fuel New Research and Resources: Your donation helps fund innovative research and the creation of valuable resources that support the MHFA community and make a broader impact.

When you donate to MHFA, you’re not just supporting an organization; you’re empowering individuals and communities, helping to build a nationwide network of mental health advocates.

Together, we can create a world where everyone has the tools and knowledge to care for their mental health and the wellbeing of others.

Your donation today is an investment in a healthier, more compassionate future.

Want to contribute to MHFA in another way? Consider donating your time by getting trained in MHFA or becoming an Instructor!

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association. EIN# 23-7092671. Your donation is tax-deductible in the U.S. Federal employees may donate through the Combined Giving Campaign, CFC # 11231. Questions? Contact us.

  • Mental Health First Aid training has taught the officer to ask his charges, “What happened?” instead of, “What’s wrong with you?”” –Officer Orlando Singleton
  • So many people are out there wishing for something better, hoping that help will show up. That’s what Mental Health First Aid is – it is help to get people connected to care and ultimately to get them to a better place.” –Tousha Paxton-Barnes, U.S. Army Veteran
  • I wish that every corrections officer could receive Mental Health First Aid training. I believe that our corrections system would be better because of it – the inmates would benefit, the officers would benefit and ultimately our communities would benefit.” –Lt. Virgil Meyer, Lieutenant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
  • As adults, we sometimes forget how hard it was being an adolescent. When we see a kid who is just miserable at school, we might think they choose to be that way – or that it’s just part of adolescence. But in fact, they might be in a mental health crisis, one they certainly did not choose and do not want. When a teacher says “how can I be helpful,” that is a powerful question. ” –Alyssa Fruchtenicht, School-Based Mental Health Counselor
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