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## Mental Health Training for Everyone
## Mental Health First Aid gives you the skills to recognize when someone is facing mental health or substance use challenges — and the confidence to be their first source of support.

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## Leading the Mental Health Conversation

We are working toward a world where we all have the skills to support someone living with mental health or substance use challenges. We aim to train 1 in 15 Americans in our evidence-based, early intervention training — so no one feels alone when they need help.

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## Getting Started With Mental Health First Aid

Whether you’re helping a loved one or handling your own stress, MHFA offers real-world training and tools to cope with mental health challenges.

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## Millions of People Face Mental Health Challenges

Fewer than half of Americans know how to support someone in a mental health crisis. With MHFA, you can be the difference when every word counts.

## 1/2

of all people develop a mental disorder in their lifetime

## 48M

people in the US live with a substance use disorder

## 1.5M

people attempt suicide each year

## 48%

of people have left their jobs due to mental health

## MHFA in Real Life

Our mental health trainings help people across the country in their relationships, workplaces, schools and communities one conversation at a time. See how they use MHFA to make a difference.

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UNC-Chapel Hill Transformed Its Campus with Mental Health First Aid

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## Making Mental Wellbeing a Reality for All

Mental Health First Aid is provided by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the unifying voice of more than 3,200 organizations that deliver mental health and substance use treatment and care in the United States.

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November 12, 2025

### How to Bring Mental Health First Aid to Your Organization
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November 6, 2025

### A New Look, a Better Experience: Welcome to the Redesigned MentalHealthFirstAid.org
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