Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis.
THE GOAL OF Mental Health First Aid is to:
- Reduce the stigma associated with mental illness
- Make it more likely that people with mental health problems will seek help
- Lessen the effects of mental health problems
- Speed up recovery
- Make suicide less likely
Cost
- $75 for community members
- SUNY Canton faculty, staff and students can participate at NO COST
Dates & Trainers
| Date | Time | Trainer 1 | Trainer 2 | Note |
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Saturday, February 15, 2025 |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
RJ Thayer |
Laura Todd |
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
Jim Sheppard |
Sara Polniak |
plus pre-class online work |
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 & Friday, March 7, 2025 |
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
RJ Thayer |
Jim Sheppard |
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 & Friday, March 21, 2025 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Laura Todd |
Sara Polniak |
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 & Friday, March 28, 2025 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Farren Lobdell |
Jim Sheppard |
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Laura Todd |
RJ Thayer |
plus pre-class online work |
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 & Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Farren Lobdell |
Jim Sheppard |
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 |
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Farren Lobdell |
Sara Polniak |
Registration
Liz Brown, Executive Director
Workforce, Community, and Industry Partnerships
SUNY Canton
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, NY 13617
Phone: 315-386-7504
wcip@canton.edu