1. Mental Health First Aid: Successful Implementation of an Evidence-based Mental Health Literacy Training Program
Betsy Schwartz
May 31, 2018

3. Mental Health First Aid is the initial help offered to a person developing a mental health or substance use problem, or experiencing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves.

4. Why Mental Health First Aid?

5. Mental Health First Aid….
…Increases knowledge and understanding
…Encourages people helping people
…Supports people getting help
…Decreases social distance
…Increases mental wellness

6. What Participants Learn
Risk factors and warning signs of mental health and substance use problems
Information on depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis and substance use
A 5-step action plan to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or in crisis
Available evidence-based professional, peer and self-help resources

7. Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
Assess for risk of suicide or harm Listen nonjudgmentally Give reassurance and information Encourage appropriate professional help Encourage self-help and other support strategies
Briefly describe each action step – what the step entails, give an example.
Note that the plan is not necessarily done in order
Mention that this mnemonic is also the name of the mental health first aid mascot, Algee the koala.

8. Mental Health First Aid Curricula and Modules

9. Why Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education?
40% of young adults are enrolled in 2 or 4 year educational institutions.
75% of mental disorders develop before age 25.
Early identification and treatment can lessen the impact of the mental illness.
Only 18.5% of college students ages receive services for any mental health disorder.
10-20% of female college students and 4-10% of male college students meet the criteria for various eating disorders.

10. Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education
578 people are certified Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education Instructors

11. Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education: Overview
What is Mental Health First Aid?
Overview of higher education culture
Mental health problems in the United States
Mental Health First Aid action plan (ALGEE)
Understanding depression and anxiety
Mental Health First Aid action plan for depression and anxiety
Suicidal Behavior
Depressive Symptoms
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

12. Mental Health First Aid for Higher Education: Overview
Mental Health First Aid Action Plan for depression and anxiety (continued)
Panic Attacks, traumatic events, symptoms of Anxiety
Understanding psychosis
Mental Health First Aid action plan
Psychosis, disruptive or aggressive behavior
Understanding substance Use disorders
Overdose, withdrawal, substance use disorders, opioid response
Using your Mental Health First Aid training
Higher education resources

13. Opioid Response Supplement
Every day, more than 115 Americans die from opioid overdoses. If this epidemic remains unchecked, it has the potential to claim 1 million lives by 2020.
Empowering people to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose is vital to saving lives.

14. ALGEE-OMETER More than One Million First Aiders in the US
Trained by more than 12,000 Instructors
ALGEE-OMETER AK
8,275
(117) WA
26,105 (343) OR
23,702(300) CA
105,474
(1,265) NV
5,763(100) ID
4,263
(62) MT
8,219(106) WY
3,594 (67) UT
4,950 (82) AZ
24,476
(267) CO
47,866
(601) NM
18,225
(275) TX
72,280(901) OK
8,307 (188) KS
22,290 (197) NE
7,565(80) SD
7,467 (68) ND
3,139(33) MN
15,402
(141) IA
26,440 (244) MO
39,470
(208) AR
3,744
(50) LA
4,478
(74) MS
6,556(122) AL
7,228
(151) GA
20,593 (289)
46,199
(549) SC
6,047 (77) TN WV
6,924
(170) OH
34,007
(463) IN
14,734
(239) IL
46,687
(522) KY
10,390(206) MI
48,798
(450) NY
71,543(1054) PA
88,088(796) NC
50,386(527) VA
40,356(652) ME
6,656
(28) WI
16,261
(277)
10,557 (194) VT
4,318 (73) NH
5,515 (97) MA
15,537 (239) RI
3,695(40) CT
18,961 (180) NJ
17,962 (260) DE
1,298 (29) MD
35,538(695) DC
5,749 (109)
0.3% or more
0.2%-0.29%
0.1%-0.19%
0.05%-0.09%
Less than 0.05%
Percentage OF
Population Trained
GUAM
418 (14) FL HI
2,817 (78) PR
5,293(34)
Reported through March

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