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SUMMARY:Mental Health First Aid (May 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)\n\nTeaches participants how to recognize\, understand\, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders\, similar to how traditional first aid works for physical emergencies. The training provides a five-step action plan for approaching\, assessing\, and assisting individuals who may be developing a mental health challenge or experiencing a crisis. Key skills include non-judgmental listening\, reassurance\, and knowing how to refer individuals to professional support.\n\n\n\nWhat the training covers\n\n	Risk factors and warning signs: Learn to identify early warning signs of various mental health challenges like depression\, anxiety\, psychosis\, and substance use disorders.\n	Crisis and non-crisis situations: Develop strategies for supporting someone experiencing distress in both non-crisis and crisis situations\, such as suicidal thoughts\, panic attacks\, or aggressive behavior.\n	Local resources: Understand how to connect individuals with professional help and local resources.\n	Action plan: Learn a step-by-step approach to approach\, assess\, reassure\, and guide someone toward appropriate professional help.\n\n\nInstructor: Scott Martin \n\nScott Martin is the founder of Surviving Life's Pickles\, where he and his team provide communities and businesses with vital information and training on mental health\, addiction\, recovery\, suicide prevention\, and more. Through podcasts\, training seminars\, retreats\, and community events\, Scott is dedicated to helping others navigate through life's challenges. With years of professional and personal experience\, Scott and his team are trained in Mental Health First Aid and Talk Saves Lives Suicide Prevention along with being an industry leader in helping businesses become Recovery Friendly Workplaces. As committed "Professional Humans\," they strive to foster awareness\, resilience\, and support in every community they serve.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Teaches participants how to recognize\, understand\, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders\, similar to how traditional first aid works for physical emergencies. The training provides a five-step action plan for approaching\, assessing\, and assisting individuals who may be developing a mental health challenge or experiencing a crisis. Key skills include non-judgmental listening\, reassurance\, and knowing how to refer individuals to professional support.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">What the training covers</span></span></span></strong>\n<ul>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:106%\;"><strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Risk factors and warning signs:</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Learn to identify early warning signs of various mental health challenges like depression\, anxiety\, psychosis\, and substance use disorders.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:106%\;"><strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Crisis and non-crisis situations:</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Develop strategies for supporting someone experiencing distress in both non-crisis and crisis situations\, such as suicidal thoughts\, panic attacks\, or aggressive behavior.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:106%\;"><strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Local resources:</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Understand how to connect individuals with professional help and local resources.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color:black\;line-height:106%\;"><strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Action plan:</span></span></strong><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Learn a step-by-step approach to approach\, assess\, reassure\, and guide someone toward appropriate professional help.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="color:black\;line-height:106%\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Instructor:</span></span></span></strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">&nbsp\;Scott Martin&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:century gothic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Scott Martin is the founder of Surviving Life&rsquo\;s Pickles\, where he and his team provide communities and businesses with vital information and training on mental health\, addiction\, recovery\, suicide prevention\, and more. Through podcasts\, training seminars\, retreats\, and community events\, Scott is dedicated to helping others navigate through life&rsquo\;s challenges. With years of professional and personal experience\, Scott and his team are trained in Mental Health First Aid and Talk Saves Lives Suicide Prevention along with being an industry leader in helping businesses become Recovery Friendly Workplaces. As committed &ldquo\;Professional Humans\,&rdquo\; they strive to foster awareness\, resilience\, and support in every community they serve.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:AGC Training Center Highway Room 2229 South 1070 West Salt Lake City UT 84119
UID:e.3104.15232
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DTSTAMP:20260411T090639Z
URL:https://members.agc-utah.org/events/details/mental-health-first-aid-may-2026-15232
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