Mental Health First Aid USA was a finalist in the Ashoka Changemakers and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s international competition, Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing.

News & Updates
April 6th, 2010
More than 6,000 persons across the country have been trained in Mental Health First Aid since the program’s launch in the USA — read all about our first year in National Council Magazine.
In the News
April 6th, 2010In Rhode Island, Gateway Healthcare has instituted Mental Health First Aid as part of the training for new recruits at the Rhode Island Police Academy. Read about the impact of this program in the Providence Journal and in Mental Health Weekly.
In the News
April 6th, 2010In Iowa, the Vera French Community Mental Health Center trained first responders in Mental Health First Aid. View the news segment from WQAD TV, featuring interviews with law enforcement officials who took the course.
MHFA International Newsletter
April 6th, 2010Mental Health First Aid Australia highlights program development in 14 countries around the world in the first Mental Health First Aid International newsletter.


