Mental Health First Aid Certification - Student Affairs

student studying in room Student Affairs is committed to the holistic well-being and emotional support of our campus community. Thanks to the generous grant from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, the Center for Student Wellness provides Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for interested students, staff, and faculty. Similar to a medical first aid training, MHFA is an international education program proven to be effective in teaching adults how to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

Learn more about mental health first aid

Training

Trainings are eight hours and are currently being offered virtually. Training consists of:

2-hour self-paced online module (completed prior to virtual instruction)
7-hour virtual instruction via Zoom (broken up into 2x3.5-hour segments)

Please contact the Center for Student Wellness to request training at wellness@sa.utah.edu.

Mental Health First-Aid Certification

	Academic Year 2019-2020	Academic Year 2020-2021	Academic Year 2021-2022	Total
Staff	38	128	45	211
Faculty		19	1	20
Students		24		24
Total	38	171	46	255

Participating Colleges, Departments, and Programs

Student Affairs		Office of Global Engagement
Huntsman Cancer Institute		International Student & Scholar Service
Dept. of Anthropology		Utah Asia Campus
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences		Commuter Servicecs
Continuing Education		Facilities
College of Humanities		Office of Equal Opportunity
Family and Preventative Medicine		Department of Occupational & Recreational Therapies
Dept. of Linguistics		Print & Mail
Dept. of Safety		U Safety
College of Health		Women's Resource Center
College of Pharmacy		Student Leadership & Involvement
Marriot Library		Division of Public Health
Mines & Earth Sciences		Office for Faculty
Writing and Rhetoric Studies		College of Fine Arts (Dance, Music, Art and Art History, Theater)
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