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1 in 3 adults will suffer from a mental health disorder in their lifetime.

Only 25% of people with a mental illness will seek treatment.

Approximately 56% of people affected by HIV/AIDS are predisposed to mental health disorders.

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Module 1 – Introduction to mental health first aid

This module covers why mental health first aid action plan, common mental health illnesses and covers the five step action plan.

Module 2 – Depression

This module addresses topics such as what is depression, developing depression, symptoms and causes of depression, treatments and resources for depression.

Module 3 – Anxiety

This module addresses topics such as what is anxiety, developing anxiety, symptoms and causes of anxiety, treatments and resources for anxiety.

Module 4 – Psychosis

This module addresses topics such as what is psychosis, developing psychosis, symptoms and causes of psychosis, treatments and resources for psychosis.

Module 5 – Substance Use Disorder

This module addresses topics such as what is substance use disorder, developing substance use disorder, symptoms and causes of substance use disorder, treatments and resources for substance use disoder.

Module 6 – Crisis Situations

This module provides participants with skills to perform crisis first aid for panic attacks, psychosis, overdose, acute stress reaction.