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Shasta County Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) September 26, 2025
2025-09-26 08:30 - 16:00 UTC | Shasta College – Hlth Sciences Bldg, 1400 Tehama St., Redding, CA, 96002, United States
Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children, adolescents and teens.
Informs adults about common mental health concerns among youth, and provides a 5 step action plan proven to be what youth need from adults in their lives.

Reduces stigma.

Teaches adults how to recognize signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use problems in youth.

Provides adults with skills to use a 5-step action plan to help a youth who may be facing a mental health problem or crisis, such as suicide.

Learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid action plan, (ALGEE)

Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies

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Learn more about MHFA.

If you live or work in Shasta County, click here to register for free!

Shasta County safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training February 27, 2026
2025-08-29 08:30 - 12:30
LivingWorks safeTALK is a four-hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help. Using a simple yet effective model, LivingWorks safeTALK empowers everyone to make a difference. With over 120,000 people attending each year, it’s the world’s fastest-growing suicide prevention skills training course.
Free for those who live and work in Shasta County.

To register, call or email Sydney Stinger, sstinger@shastacounty.gov
(530) 229-8426

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Shasta County safeTALK Suicide Prevention Training August 29, 2025
2025-08-29 08:30 - 12:30

Shasta County Adult Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) August 28, 2025
2025-08-28 08:30 - 16:00
In any given year, nearly 1 in 4 adults in the US experience a mental illness or an addiction. Lifetime prevalence is 1 out of 2. This training teaches strategies for family members, friends and peers to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health or substance use challenges and offer support which helps to reduce stigma and discrimination and increase help-seeking.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a skills-based IN-PERSON training that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. This training gives you the tools you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

Learn more about MHFA.

All trainings include 2 hours of online pre-work and a 7.5 hour in-person session, from 8:30 – 4:00.

Training location: Shasta College Health Sciences Bldg,1400 Market St. Redding, Room 8220

If you live or work in Shasta County, click here to register for FREE!

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