Community Helpers Program

The Alberta Health Services Community Helpers Certificate Program provides practical skills you can use in your day-to-day life. The goal is to build on your natural helping ability by providing skills & knowledge necessary to support mental health and well-being in yourself and those around you.

The training focuses on 

• prevention and early identification of mental health problems
• handling crisis situations effectively and ethically
• improving interventions for those who may be at risk of suicide or declining mental health. 

This Certificate is the Level 1 MindfulU student volunteer requirement.