This 6.5-hour course is a skills-based course designed to educate attendees about how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among first responders. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches attendees to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. Topics covered in this course include but are not limited to: Common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, how to interact with a person in crisis, how to connect a person with the appropriate care, as well as expanded content on trauma, substance use, and self-care.
| Upcoming Scheduled Course |
| Course Number | Course Start Date | Deadline | Fees | Location | Instructor | | Register |
| 20254200 | 9/12/2025 | 8/25/2025 | Members: $25.00
Non-Mem: $25.00
| Richland, WA | Dubois, Wayne | | |
A grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, enables the NTOA to offer scholarship training for this course. The NTOA is proud to offer this course at a discounted rate, regardless of membership status. If you are seeking funding to host this course specifically for your agency, please contact the NTOA to confirm the per-student cost, which will be higher than the grant-funded cost.
NOTE: Students for this course must be residents of the United States and Canada only. |
