Program

Mental Health First Aid

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Mental Health First Aid

Adult & Youth Mental Health First Aid

Thanks to our Family, Health, & Well-Being committee and grants funded by various partners, Safe & Sound Hillsborough offers free in-person and virtual Adult, Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)training in partnership with BayCare, AdventHealth, Children’s Board of Hillsborough County, and various community organizations.

Instructors are certified through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing‘s Mental Health First Aid public education program that helps individuals across the community to understand mental illnesses, support timely intervention and save lives.

1,101MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS TRAINED SINCE 2019

Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This 8-hour training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care.

Please note, although courses are offered free to the public, the hosting organizations incur a cost to provide this training certification ($175 value). Please register only if you are sure that you will be able to attend.

Spaces are limited. Only 1 registration per person is allowed.

If your organization would like to host a training, contact us at info@safeandsoundhillsborough.org

Download the informational brochure

Register

Upcoming trainings

Training calendar

2026 Mental Health First Aid sessions

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Questions? Email info@safeandsoundhillsborough.org.