Mental Health First Aid Course Being Offered to Kent State University Students, Faculty, and Staff

Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education (AWARE) Kent, a new three-year program at Kent State University, is offering a Mental Health First Aid course to Kent State University students, faculty, and staff. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.  The eight-hour course is free, and participants earn 1500 FLASHperks (a rewards program that offers prizes) for completing the course. The date of the first course will be announced soon. For more information or to be notified of upcoming courses, call 330-672-0081 or email klaurene@kent.edu.