Register today for WNPL's first Mental Health First Aid training course. Presented in partnership with Waukegan Public Library & Lake County Health Department.
Through this free 8-hour course, you will learn how to help someone who is developing a mental health concern or is going through a mental health crisis. This training will teach you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This hands-on learning experience includes discussion topics, scenarios, and other activities to keep you engaged in the course and give you an opportunity to practice helping skills.
The workshop teaches:
A 30-minute independent lunch break will be included. Registration will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Participants need to be either residents of, or work in Lake County, Illinois.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Partnership | Adult Program/Class |
TAGS: | social services | mental health |
Founded in 1973, the award-winning Warren-Newport Public Library serves a population of approximately 60,000 within a 55-square mile area. The library offers books, movies, and music in the collections and engaging programs for all ages. WNPL also provides many educational and entertaining online resources, including ebooks, eaudiobooks, streaming media and research databases.
