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Mental Health First Aid at Work

Mental Health First Aid at Work provides relatable training tailored to support teams in every industry. 

  • Increase employee productivity, morale and retention by cultivating supportive team cultures. 
  • Foster open discussions about mental health and substance use challenges and treatments. 
  • Build employees’ resilience in an often unpredictable work environment. 

Bring Mental Health First Aid at Work to your workplace

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Choose the right learning mix for your team

Intro

Start the conversation with this accessible, 2-hour, virtual training.

Certification

Bring a practical, hands-on workshop to your workplace.

Champion

Empower a network of employees to be the go-to mental wellbeing resource.

Transform

Create a wellbeing strategy for your company in this workshop for leaders.

Learn more about our industry-specific courses for Retail, Restaurants and Manufacturing. 

For organizations under 250 employees, get started with our Intro course.

Get support from leadership

You already know the value of MHFA at Work. Put your business case in writing by using our easily adapted email template, filled with everything you need to help you gain leadership support for this transformative program. Download the pre-written email.

Founded in 1969, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,400 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. The National Council brought Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to the United States in 2008. Since then, our Instructors have trained over 3 million First Aiders from all 50 states and U.S. territories. We have a goal to train 1 out of every 15 people in the U.S. in MHFA, ensuring that everyone has a close friend they can turn to when experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. 

Achieve strategic results through our collaborative network. 

The National Council is proud to partner with many organizations that share our mission and passion for promoting wellbeing for all people. Those interested in MHFA at Work should be sure to check out the products and services of our Partners. 

  • 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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