Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a gatekeeper training program designed to increase knowledge and skills of non-clinicians. As compared to a program such as QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer), the main difference is that MHFA is broader, with extensive coverage of not just suicide risk but also depression, anxiety, non-suicidal self-injury, psychotic disorders, and eating disorders). We conducted a 32-campus randomized trial of the effectiveness of MHFA as a training option for resident advisors (RAs). Related papers can be found on our Publications page.