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6/25/2025 9:00:00 AM
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The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) is committed to investing in both our Veterans and the communities where they live and serve. A healthy community is a suicide-safe community.
One way MDVA contributes to the wellbeing of our state and Veteran communities is by offering free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course certification each month. MDVA also offers this training to our employees.
Much like physical first aid, the MHFA course allows a layperson to help someone through a mental health crisis until professional help arrives. Mental Health First Aid is taught much like typical first aid or CPR in a course and is about eight hours long.
There are no pre-requisites or educational requirements to enroll in the MHFA certification course. Anyone with a personal and/or professional interest is encouraged to complete MHFA. One of the many impactful results of this class is a sense of empowerment to engage in awkward and difficult conversations with a genuine response and ability to connect others to necessary community helpers and resources.
You can “Be the Difference.” Learn more by viewing this video.
For more information on the Mental Health First Aid course, see the event flyer.
To register for upcoming class dates or coordinate a class for your organization or community, contact Kristi Stites at Kristi.stites@state.mn.us.
This class will be held virtually and requires 2 hours of self-paced pre-coursework before attending the 6 hour instructor led, virtual portion of the class.
Trainings are held Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
