Lifeways and Good Shepherd Medical Center will host a mental health first aid training session on Wednesday, Dec. 10 in the hospital’s conference room 2.
The session, taught by Kathryn Chaney, director of Domestic Violence Services in Umatilla and Morrow counties, will last from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The training will include how to assess suicide or harm risk, listening without passing judgment, giving reassurance and information and encouraging appropriate professional help, self-help and other support strategies. The class is free, but the instructional handbook costs $15.
Contact Carol Johnson at cjohnson@lifeways.org, or call 541-720-4239 to register.
