MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID
Everyone is talking about the mental health crisis, but what can we do about it?
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Are you a young professional trying to navigate the world of work and optimize your mental health at the same time?
Are you in the Canadian music industry and finding it difficult to maintain mental health and well-being?
Are you a business leader wanting to integrate your team’s mental well-being into daily ways of working?
Did you know...
In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences a mental illness or addiction problem.
By the time Canadians reach 40, 1 in 2 have or have had a mental illness.
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that promotion, prevention, and early intervention initiatives show positive returns on investment.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 2021
And...
Research shows the prevalence of mental illness is 2-3 times higher in the music industry.
Music industry professionals know it’s challenging to find balance.
Your work environment means erratic sleep, poor nutrition, unhealthy substance use, and a topsy-turvy lifestyle.
There is an expectation of always being ” on “ and not suffering the consequences.
The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Course
Reduce Stigma
Reduce the social distance between yourself and someone experiencing a mental health problem.
Increase Awareness
Increase your awareness of signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems.
Boost Confidence
Boost your confidence in engaging someone experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
MHFA training can help you:
- Increase your knowledge of mental illnesses (depression, anxiety, substance use, and psychotic episodes).
- Give you greater confidence and hands-on experience to assist someone with a mental illness.
- Trains you on how to respond to someone who may be experiencing these conditions using set action plans and crisis intervention strategies.
- Decrease the stigmatized attitudes.
- Improve the mental health of participants.
MHFA is a certified training program from the Mental Health Commission of Canada and part of The National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Interested in Revelios’ Mental Health First Aid?