Thrive NYC Roosevelt Island Mental Health First Aid Training For Families Program Saturday June 9 At PS/IS 217 – Please Spread The Word

Thrive NYC is hosting a free Roosevelt Island Mental Health First Aid Training For Families Saturday, June 9 at the PS/IS 217 auditorium (646 Main Street).

According to Thrive NYC:

As part of the City’s ThriveNYC initiative, the NYC Health Department is offering free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training to all New Yorkers. This is an eight hour training offered seven days a week in all five boroughs.

MHFA is a groundbreaking public education program that teaches the skills needed to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance abuse challenges and crises….

Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA)Vice President Lynn Strong Shinozaki tweets:

Mental Health First Aid for Families
Saturday June 9th 2018
P.S./I.S. 217 Auditorium
646 Main St
Roosevelt Island, NY 10044 #TheChildCenterOfNY

Parents Register:https://t.co/NfcjmZIz71

FREE Child Care @islandkids_ri Sign up at https://t.co/blhKcOtEGx

*for children ages 4-10

— Lynne Shinozaki (@LASHINOZAKI) May 30, 2018

Register here for the Thrive NYC Roosevelt Island Program.

I encourage everyone, New Yorker or not, to educate themselves and become a mental health helper and healer. To learn more about the City’s mental health resources, visit: https://t.co/2RSFgkwWrC #ThriveTogether pic.twitter.com/zGoLazXfaW

— Chirlane McCray (@NYCFirstLady109) May 20, 2018

#WednesdayWisdom: Don't struggle alone. #NYCWell can connect you to mental health support 24/7/365. Call, text or chat online today: https://t.co/agRxUoPUDY pic.twitter.com/5kjKFYGC6g

— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) May 30, 2018

More info about Thrive NYC Mental Health First Aid program. Register here for the Thrive NYC Roosevelt Island Program.