The Safe Sitter curriculum is designed exclusively for young teens in grades six through eight.

The course covers the following skills: 

• Safety
• Child care
• CPR
• First aid
• Choking rescue 
• Life and business

Lifespan Community Health Institute is nationally recognized as a Gold-level provider. Safe Sitter courses are instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical manikins. 

Registration

The registration fee is $50. Scholarships are available. 

For more information contact Jeanette Nessett at 401-444-8088 or [email protected].

The Safe Sitter curriculum is designed exclusively for young teens in grades six through eight.

The course covers the following skills: 

• Safety
• Child care
• CPR
• First aid
• Choking rescue 
• Life and business

Lifespan Community Health Institute is nationally recognized as a Gold-level provider. Safe Sitter courses are instructor-led and interactive, with hands-on demonstrations and skills practice using soft-bodied dolls and medical manikins. 

Registration

The registration fee is $50. Scholarships are available. 

For more information contact Jeanette Nessett at 401-444-8088 or [email protected].

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for youth.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help a youth who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The 8-hour course covers a range of common disorders and potential crises such as helping a young person who is having a panic attack, is contemplating suicide or is struggling with substance abuse.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
2. Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
3. Interact effectively with a child or adolescent in crisis.
4. Connect the youth with help.
5. Understand the impact of social media and bullying on youth.
6. Apply a personalized self-care plan.

Register

Fee: $118

To learn more about Mental Health First Aid for Adults, contact Kim Lafountain, LMHC, at [email protected].

Register Online

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.

Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to help someone who is in emotional crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and emotional stress.

Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, mental health first aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives. Mental health first aiders learn a single five-step  strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. Participants are also introduced to risk factors and warning signs for mental health or substance use problems, and they engage in experiential activities that build understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and families and learn about evidence-supported treatment and self-help strategies.

Register

Fee: $118

To learn more about Mental Health First Aid for Adults, contact Kim Lafountain, LMHC, at [email protected].

Register Online

The first step in effective suicide prevention is to identify someone in need of help. Asking three to six simple questions can help determine whether someone needs help and if immediate action is needed.

In this training, participants learn to administer the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale-Screen Version (C-SSRS Screener), an evidence-based tool used by those without specialized training in suicide assessment. Participants also review current national and Rhode Island statistics on suicide; learn risk factors, warning signs, myths and facts and local Rhode Island resources.

Participants will have the opportunity to practice using the C-SSRS Screener in a safe supportive environment through the use of video demonstrations, case studies and role plays. 

Register

This course is open to all.

Fee: $39

For clinical information about the course or to obtain group rates, contact Scott Sylvester at 401-606-5754 or email [email protected].

Register Online

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for youth.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training course designed to give members of the public key skills to help a youth who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The 8-hour course covers a range of common disorders and potential crises such as helping a young person who is having a panic attack, is contemplating suicide or is struggling with substance abuse.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
2. Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
3. Interact effectively with a child or adolescent in crisis.
4. Connect the youth with help.
5. Understand the impact of social media and bullying on youth.
6. Apply a personalized self-care plan.

Register

Fee: $118

To learn more about Mental Health First Aid for Adults, contact Kim Lafountain, LMHC, at [email protected].

Register Online

Join us for this in-person, eight-hour course on providing mental health first aid for adults.

Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that gives non-behavioral health specialists the skills to help someone who is in emotional crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and emotional stress.

Just as CPR training helps a person with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, mental health first aid training helps a person assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives. Mental health first aiders learn a single five-step  strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. Participants are also introduced to risk factors and warning signs for mental health or substance use problems, and they engage in experiential activities that build understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and families and learn about evidence-supported treatment and self-help strategies.

Register

Fee: $118

To learn more about Mental Health First Aid for Adults, contact Kim Lafountain, LMHC, at [email protected].

Register Online