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See below if you are interested in applying for an upcoming course.

If you are interested in applying for a teen MHFA Instructor training, your school or youth-serving organization must first apply to become a teen Implementing Site. Individual Instructor candidates are not eligible to apply apart from an approved school or youth-serving organization. Visit this page for more information.

* If you are a resident of Missouri, please visit our state partner’s website to apply for their in-state Instructor trainings. These trainings are open only to in-state residents: Apply for Missouri Instructor Training
* If you are a resident of Maryland, please visit their website to apply for their in-state Instructor trainings. These trainings are open only to in-state residents: Apply for Maryland Instructor Training

Apply for a Training

Thank you for your interest in applying to attend a Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification Training. Please look for your application type below and review the instructions before submitting your application.*

NEW APPLICANTS

Interested in applying to become a Mental Health First Aid Instructor? Follow the steps below.

STEP 1: COMPLETE THE APPLICATION

Please visit our site at https://instructors.mentalhealthfirstaid.org. Click the “Register” tab on the left side of the page. Enter an email address and a password in the “Register for a New Local Account” section to start your application.

STEP 2: CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION

Within a few minutes of submitting your completed application, you should see a message confirming that your application has been received. Please allow 7-10 business days for processing your application.

Tuition information is available here.

Having difficulty completing your application? Please email us.

*Residents of Missouri or Maryland, please visit the state partner website to apply for their Instructor trainings, which are only open to in-state residents. Apply for Missouri Instructor Training. Apply for Maryland Instructor Training.

EXISTING INSTRUCTORS

STEP 1: COMPLETE THE APPLICATION

Current full-status Mental Health First Aid Instructors who are seeking a second certification must complete a shortened version of the Instructor application. Please login to the Instructor Portal with your existing credentials. Once logged in, click the “+” icon next to the curriculum in which you wish to receive a secondary certification. This can be found on the homepage beneath the featured image.

STEP 2: CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION

Within a few minutes of submitting your completed application, you should see a message confirming that your application has been received. Please allow 7-10 business days for processing your application.

Tuition information is available here.

Having difficulty completing your application? Please email us.

  • Mental Health First Aid training has taught the officer to ask his charges, “What happened?” instead of, “What’s wrong with you?”” –Officer Orlando Singleton
  • So many people are out there wishing for something better, hoping that help will show up. That’s what Mental Health First Aid is – it is help to get people connected to care and ultimately to get them to a better place.” –Tousha Paxton-Barnes, U.S. Army Veteran
  • I wish that every corrections officer could receive Mental Health First Aid training. I believe that our corrections system would be better because of it – the inmates would benefit, the officers would benefit and ultimately our communities would benefit.” –Lt. Virgil Meyer, Lieutenant, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
  • As adults, we sometimes forget how hard it was being an adolescent. When we see a kid who is just miserable at school, we might think they choose to be that way – or that it’s just part of adolescence. But in fact, they might be in a mental health crisis, one they certainly did not choose and do not want. When a teacher says “how can I be helpful,” that is a powerful question. ” –Alyssa Fruchtenicht, School-Based Mental Health Counselor
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