MHFA
Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour training certification course which teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions, and secure appropriate care for the individual. It introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments.
QPR
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
CIT
SMA Healthcare is one of the community partners that make Crisis Intervention Training possible, along with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia Counties and the Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia Counties’ Sheriffs’ Departments. The program is a community effort designed to improve the skills of law enforcement to mental health emergencies with the goal of assuring safety, understanding, and service to the mentally ill and their families.
Prevention
Prevention serves adolescents and adults in Volusia and Flagler counties through education and development of substance use harm reduction skills. The goal of prevention is to ensure that community members are aware of growing trends and dangers of new and existing substances that are affecting individuals, families, and the environment. Prevention services are provided in various capacities to include schools, churches, community centers, and attending community events. Prevention also offers Nurturing Parenting classes, that run over the course of 5 weeks via telehealth. These classes are DCF approved and can be offered to parents, guardians and caretakers, even if they are not involved with child welfare.