Free Adult Mental Health First Aid course offered at Pen Bay Medical Center

ROCKPORT — A free Adult Mental Health First Aid class is offered Monday, June 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Pen Bay Medical Center Physicians Building, Conference Room C, 4 Glen Cove Drive, Rockport .

Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to the signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use problem in adults aged 18 years and older. MHFA helps people help someone in crisis until professional assistance arrives or the crisis is resolved.

The course will teach you to apply the PSSM Action Plan (ALGEE):

 Assess risk of suicide or harm.
 Listen without judgment.
 Provide comfort and information.
 Encourage appropriate professional help.
 Encourage self-help and other support strategies.

This course is free but places are limited so pre-registration is required. Please visit penbaywaldo.coursestorm.com or call 301-3950 to register.

About Pen Bay Medical Center

Pen Bay Medical Center is part of MaineHealth, a nonprofit, integrated health system comprised of eight local hospital systems, a comprehensive network of behavioral health care, diagnostic services, home health agencies and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together as part of an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnostics and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. For more information, please visit pbmc.org.

Waldo County General Hospital

Waldo County General Hospital is part of MaineHealth, a nonprofit, integrated health system comprised of eight local hospital systems, a comprehensive network of behavioral health care, diagnostic services, health agencies at home and more than 1,600 employed and independent doctors working together as part of an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 19,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventative care, diagnostics and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. For more information, please visit wcgh.org.