Free Mental Health First Aid Training Offered at Shoreline Community College!

Shoreline Community College Counseling Center is offering free Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training for our campus community. MHFA is a research-supported international education program developed to teach adults how to recognize and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges. MHFA is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to assist someone who might be struggling with mental health or substance use challenges and connect them with appropriate support and resources. To date, 2.5 million people across the United States have been trained in MHFA.

Just as CPR helps those without clinical training assist an individual having a heart attack, MHFA prepares participants to interact with a person experiencing a mental health crisis. Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step Action Plan that guides them through reaching out and offering appropriate support.

With support from the Counseling Center, this training (valued at $170.00/participant) is FREE to Shoreline Community College employees and students.

Training Details:

We are currently offering a blended training which includes:

• 2-hour, self-paced online training prior to the in-person training and
• 6.5 hour in-person training

This quarter’s in-person training is scheduled for: Friday, March 6th, 9:00am-3:30pm

The self-paced online training must be completed prior to attending the in-person training.  You must complete the online and in-person training to become a certified Mental Health First Aider. MHFA certification lasts for 3 years.

Please email Gwyn Hoffman-Robinson at gehoffman@shoreline.edu to register and/or find out more information. Please note registration is limited and a waiting list will be started when capacity is reached. Once registered, details as far as room location, etc. will be shared.

The OER Steering Committee would like to invite you to a low-stakes faculty and staff networking event focused on connecting with your colleagues to talk about Open Education (including Open Educational Resources). This is an informal event in honor of International Open Ed Week, meant to encourage connection with colleagues regardless of your familiarity with OER and Open Education.

• DATE: 3/5/2026
• TIME: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
• PLACE: Room 4237

Come grab a snack and share any burning questions or exciting projects you have related to Open Education. Members of the OER Steering Committee will be there, as well as some of our librarians, to provide different levels of expertise, points of contact, and commiseration.