Howard County General Hospital will offer the following virtual Mental Health First Aid classes:

Mental Health First Aid for Adults will be held on Friday, Sept. 25 or Nov. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participants will learn to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge in a self-paced online course before participating in an instructor-led class using Zoom. Class cost is $30 and includes a digital manual.

Youth Mental Health First Aid will be held on Friday, Oct. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will learn how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who may be experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge in a self-paced online course before participating in an instructor-led class using Zoom. Class is free and includes a digital manual.

To register for these classes, visit www.hcgh.org/events. For more information about Mental Health First Aid or Youth Mental Health First Aid, contact jstanto6@jhmi.edu or call 410-740-7601.

About Howard County General Hospital

Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a not-for-profit health care provider with 225 licensed beds located in Columbia, Maryland. A comprehensive, acute-care medical center, Howard County General offers a full range of services, from neonatal care and oncology to outpatient treatment and critical care.

The hospital has a professional staff of more than 1,100 physicians and allied health professionals, representing nearly 100 specialties and subspecialties; a workforce of more than 1,850 individuals and over 330 volunteers.