What is MHFA?
Mental Health First Aid Kansas (MHFA KS) is a DCCCA prevention program that provides Mental Health First Aid trainings virtually and in-person across the State of Kansas, working to serve all communities and sectors. We offer the standard curriculums of Adult MHFA and Youth MHFA in addition to the community-specific trainings for a variety of sectors.
DCCCA provides monthly trainings in either Youth MHFA or Adult MHFA for free. All general audience trainings that DCCCA provides will be taught in a Blended/Virtual format. Dates for our upcoming trainings can be found below.
Find out more about the types of courses offered and the benefits to becoming a Mental Health First Aider.
Training Calendar
All general audience trainings are free and hosted online
Courses Offered:
This training is for those individuals who work with fellow aged adults at work on a regular basis and would like to learn how to help support these individuals through a variety of early intervention, worsening situations, and crisis. You will be learning the signs and symptoms of a variety of mental health challenges including but not limited to anxiety and panic attacks, suicidal ideation, and borderline personality disorder to name a few. This certification will equip you to with specific tools and strategies to be able to take first steps to ensure safety for all within the situation. MHFA does not cover how to diagnose or treat a mental health or substance use challenge.
This training is for those individuals who work with youth/teens on a regular basis and would like to learn how to help support these individuals through a variety of early intervention, worsening situations, and crisis scenarios. You will be learning the signs and symptoms of a variety of mental health challenges including but not limited to anxiety and panic attacks, suicidal ideation, and borderline personality disorder to name a few. This certification will equip you with specific tools and strategies to be able to take first steps to ensure safety for all within the situation. MHFA does not cover how to diagnose or treat a mental health or substance use challenge.
Besides general adult to adult and adult to youth trainings, DCCCA offers a few community-specific MHFA curriculums that can be requested as a private instruction session. We are currently offering the following trainings upon request:
- Public Safety
- Tribal Communities
- Military Veterans
- Older Adults
- Rural Communities
- Corrections Professionals
Training Styles:
This course will have 2 hours of online pre work within MHFA Connect that learners will have approximately 2 weeks to complete. Day of the training will be on zoom live with your MHFA trainers. The total time for the live virtual training day is 7.5 hours including breaks and lunch.
Pre-Work
2 hours self-paced online pre-work, participants have approximately 2 weeks to complete
MHFA Manual Instruction
Instruction is within Pre-Work
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Zoom, link provided to participants via instructors
Total Time for ILT
7-7.5 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification
This course will have 2 hours of online pre work within MHFA Connect that learners will have approximately 2 weeks to complete. You will meet at the course’s specified location for the live in person training day. The length of in person training is approximately 7.5 hours including breaks and lunch.
Pre-Work
2 hours self-paced online pre-work, participants have approximately 2 weeks to complete
MHFA Manual Instruction
Instruction is within Pre-Work
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Location determined by requesting organization
Total Time for ILT
7.5 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification
This course’s prework will be built into the full training day as your first activity. The length of a full in person training is approximately 9 hours including breaks and lunch.
Pre-Work
15 min pre-work during the training day, can be accessed ahead of time
MHFA Manual Instruction
1.5 hours of direct instruction on the manual in the training day
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) Location
Location determined by requesting organization
Total Time for ILT
9 Hours, including breaks and lunch
Post-Work
Quiz and survey to be completed online within one week of the ILT required to receive full certification
FAQ
Please reach out to MHFA-KS@dccca.org to find out about training costs for your organization or community.
Once you have signed up for a course, your instructor will reach out to you with a link to connect and instructions on how to access everything. You will need to reset your password upon first logging in.
The course progress is for the entire course, including prework, instruction day, and post work. If your prework is done and you see 69% you are fully ready for your in-person training!
No, unfortunately if you are unable to attend, we are not allowed to certify you as a Mental Health First Aider.
MHFA National Council specifies that the virtual training time listed includes all breaks including lunch. The times we list on our website were changed to include breaks/lunch for all courses. As listed the in-person time on the main MHFA page does not include breaks or lunch and the total actual time for that class is roughly 9 hours.
You will get an email from your instructor about 2 weeks before the training day. You will hear from the instructor a few more times before training as well: reminders about prework, due dates, and meeting links (if virtual) will all be sent over the weeks leading up to the day.
Request a Group Training
If your organization or agency would like to have multiple employees or members become certified in MHFA, request a group training. These trainings can either be in-person or virtual. Submit the request form to get started.