Mental Health First Aid
Identify. Understand. Respond.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants to identify, understand, and respond to mental health and substance use challenges.

This basic course on mental health and substance abuse conditions will give you the skills to notice and engage individuals experiencing these symptoms. Through engagement, you can offer understanding and invite them to expand their care team with resources that can help ease their suffering. You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of this course. This course is foundational and part of the training curriculum for NCServes Providers & Staff, Peer Supports, and Community Stakeholders.

In-person and virtual options will be available and updated below. If you’d like to sign up for a group/organization email Alex O’Neil with the Governor’s Institute at alex@govinst.org.

Each training session is limited to 30 registrants, and the sessions are all free of charge.

Virtual - March 5, 2025
When: Wednesday March 5, 2025
            9am – 5pm
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Facilitators: Brad Wrenn & Brittany Gottschalk
Virtual - March 11, 2025
What: Virtual MHFA (2 Hours of Online Pre-Work)
When: March 11, 2025            
           8:30am-3:30pm
Who: Open to the Public
Where: Virtual – MS Teams link will be sent prior to class
Facilitators: ABCCM – Veterans Services of the Carolinas
Lillington - March 19, 2025
What: Mental Health First Aid Training – In Person
When: Wednesday March 19, 2025
9:00 AM  – 5:00 PM
Who: Open to the Public
Where: Resource Center and Library
455 McKinney Parkway Ste.,
Lillington, NC 27546
Facilitators: Denene Hinton & Marianne Mitchell
Virtual - March 28, 2025
When: Friday March 28, 2025
            9am – 5pm
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Facilitators: Brad Wrenn & Brittany Gottschalk
Jacksonville - April 2, 2025
When: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
            9am – 5pm
Where: Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Hope For The Warriors – 3245 Henderson Dr, Jacksonville, NC 28546
Facilitators: Roe & Naomi
Lunch will be provided.
Chapel Hill - April 9, 2025
What: Mental Health First Aid Training – In Person
When: Wednesday April 9, 2025
9:00 AM  – 5:00 PM
Who: Open to the Public
Where: Orange County Solid Waste
1207 Eubanks Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Facilitators: Denene Hinton & Marianne Mitchell
Virtual - April 15, 2025
What: Virtual MHFA (2 Hours of Online Pre-Work)
When: April 15, 2025
            8:30am-3:30pm
Who: Open to the Public
Where: Virtual – MS Teams link will be sent prior to class
Facilitators: ABCCM – Veterans Services of the Carolinas
Virtual - April 25, 2025
When: Friday April 25, 2025
            9am – 5pm
Where: Virtual on Zoom
Facilitators: Brad Wrenn & Brittany Gottschalk

Stay tuned for more upcoming dates! For the latest information on future classes, be sure to sign up for any of our Veterans email lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does this course have CEU credits?

This course is eligible for 7.5 contact hours of continuing education credit. Check with your accrediting body if these credits qualify.
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When will I hear from my instructor with details about the training?

Typically the trainers will input your information into MHFA Connect 1 week before the training. If you have not heard from them 1 week before please reach out to Alex O’Neil with the Governor’s Institute.