Mental Health First Aid Certification Course -- Sponsored by Mental Health Association. Eight-hour training for first responders, including law enforcement and emergency personnel. Other concerned citizens also welcome. Course teaches a five-steip action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. Instructor: Eric Weaver, Executive Director, Overcoming the Darkness and retired sergeant with the Rochester Police Department