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Mental Health First Aid at Work for Retail

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Mental Health First Aid at Work provides retail workers with the skills they need to address the unique challenges of the retail industry.

  • Increase employee productivity, morale and retention by cultivating supportive team cultures. 
  • Foster open discussions about mental health and substance use challenges and treatments. 
  • Build employees’ resilience in an often unpredictable work environment. 
MHFA At Work for Retail Company Logos - IKEA and Kate Spade New York

Choose the right learning mix for your team.

Intro

Start the conversation with this accessible, 2-hour, virtual training.

Certification

Bring a practical, hands-on workshop to your workplace.

Champion

Empower a network of employees to be the go-to mental wellbeing resource.

Transform

Create a wellbeing strategy for your company in this workshop for leaders.

For organizations under 250 employees, get started with our Intro course

Bring Mental Health First Aid at Work to your workplace

Get support from leadership

You already know the value of Mental Health First Aid at Work. Put your business case in writing by using our easily adapted email template, filled with everything you need to help you gain leadership support for this transformative program. Download the pre-written email.

Founded in 1969, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is a membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,400 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve.  

The National Council brought Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) to the United States in 2008. Since then, our Instructors have trained over 3 million First Aiders from all 50 states and U.S. territories. We have a goal to train 1 out of every 15 people in the U.S. in MHFA, ensuring that everyone has a close friend they can turn to when experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. 

Achieve strategic results through our collaborative network. 

The National Council is proud to partner with many organizations that share our mission and passion for promoting wellbeing for all people. Those interested in MHFA at Work should be sure to check out the products and services of our Partners.

  • In July 2015, I had the opportunity to take a Mental Health First Aid course at WestCare Nevada. Little did I know that just a few days later I would be using the information and techniques I had learned in the class in a real life situation.” –Rick Denton
  • Hilda Marie’s worst nightmare was unfolding right before her eyes. Teetering at the edge of the platform was a woman poised to jump in front of an oncoming train. What would you do? For Hilda, there was no question. She turned to the skills she learned in the eight-hour Mental Health First Aid class she completed. ” –Hilda Marie
  • I recently got dispatched on a psychiatric call...because I took the Mental Health First Aid class, I knew not to take the attitude that she's crazy and was able to keep her calm.” –Sarah L., EMT
  • I’ve taken regular first aid, and I’ve used both, but certainly the opportunities to use Mental Health First Aid are much more abundant.” –Nathan Krause, Pastor, Olney Seventh-day Adventist Church, Maryland
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