mental Health First Aid: Higher Education
Prepare your campus to address mental health and substance use challenges commonly experienced in higher education settings.
Developed by people with lived experiences of mental health challenges and professionals, this course teaches early intervention techniques and improves mental health literacy to help you understand, identify, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
WHAT IT COVERS:
- The relevance of mental health to the campus community.
- Risk factors and protective factors specific to the higher education setting.
- Using the MHFA Action Plan (ALGEE) in scenarios designed specifically for faculty, administration and students.
- National, campus and community mental health resources.
The course will teach you how to apply the MHRA Actions Plan (ALGEE):
- Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
- Listen non-judgmentally.
- Give reassurance and information.
- Encourage appropriate professional help.
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
Our engaging training program will help you decrease stigma, address tough challenges, and allow your students, professors, and other school faculty to show up fully in their daily lives and support those around them.
NOTE: Employees may use available educational assistance funds to pay for this program.
Date
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (In-person)
Time
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Presenter(s)
Sara Olsztyn
Allie Etzin
Investment
$35
Locations
In-person sessions: MSU HR building, 1407 S. Harrison Road in East Lansing, Suite 10*
*MSU HR Organization and Professional Development follows all applicable state and public health guidance and university-wide directives. If deemed necessary or advisable, course locations and formats are subject to change. In the event of a change, notice will be communicated via email.
