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Mental Health First Aid Canada (MHFA)

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 29 Employees
Mental Health Care

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved. Since 2007, over 100,000 Canadians have been trained in Mental Health First Aid. International research and has shown that this 12-hour evidence based course offers significant positive impacts for participants and their workplaces, communities, and families. Namely • Significantly greater recognition of the most common mental health illnesses and problems • Decreased social distance from people with mental health illnesses or problems • Increased confidence in providing help to others • Demonstrated increase in help actually provided