Mental Health First Aid Coordination sub-Action Team
To reduce the stigma of mental illness through implementation of Mental Health First Aid.
To achieve this we will strategically build the capacity of trainers to provide Mental Health First Aid classes in Lake County.
Goals & Objectives:
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Objective: Increase the number of Mental Health First Aid class participants from 193 to 400 by December 31, 2018.
Objective: Increase the number of sessions available in communities identified by geography and data-driven need by December 31, 2018.
Objective: Develop sustainability plan for MHFA in Lake County by June 30, 2019.
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Initiatives:
"Mental Health First Aid is an in-person training for anyone who wants to learn about mental illnesses and addictions, including risk factors and warning signs. This 8-hour training teaches participants a 5-step action plan to help a person in crisis connect with professional, peer, social, and self-help care." - SAMHSA
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Members:
Jeanne Ang
Advocate Health Care
Andy Duran
LEADS
Eric Foote
Lake County Planning & Development
Keeley Gallagher
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Megan McKenna, Co-Chair
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
Erica Nathan
Independence Center
Liz Nelson, Co-Chair
Lake County Health Department
Manny Hernandez
Waukegan Public Library
Mary Jouppi
NAMI
Gene Marceron
Independence Center
Erica Martinez
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
Angie Stefanie
Lake County Health Department, CABS
Joel Williams, Co-Chair
PADS Lake County
Larry Wilson
Wilson Consulting
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