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Mental Health First Aid for Law Enforcement and Corrections
THIS CLASS IS FULL
Mental Health First Aid for Public Safety is an eight-hour course specially designed for law enforcement officers, corrections officers, first responders and other public safety professionals. This training will help participants to better understand mental illnesses and addictions and provide them with effective response options to deescalate incidents without compromising safety.
Topics to be covered include:
- Recognizing the signs of additions and mental illness
- 5-step Action Plan to assess a situation and provide help
- Impact of mental and substance use disorders
- Local resources and where to turn for help
MHFA for LE & Corrections includes additional information on….
- Dealing with head injuries which are much more prevalent among incarcerated individuals
- Dealing with individuals with Autism
- Suicide by Cop
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the response of law enforcement
Instructors: Both are certified with the “National Council for Behavioral Health” as Mental Health First Aid instructors.
Eduardo Calzada serves the GHS as Community Outreach Manager-Multicultural Population and is a United States Army Veteran with 22 years of service. He earned a Master’s Degree in Divinity and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences with a psychology concentration.
Rigel Dawson earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Wayne State University and serves as pastor of Family of Faith Ministries while working contractually with the GHS as a community advocate.
Class Size: Limited to 25
Cost: LEORTC Member Licensed Officers – Prepaid
LEORTC Non-Licensed Officers – Prepaid
Non-Members – $25 p/p
“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”