About Us

The Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Department was awarded a five-year grant from SAMHSA to provide Mental Health Awareness Training within our community. Our focus is to better prepare law enforcement, first responders, and other community members to identify mental illness. We encourage trainees to establish referral linkages by connecting individuals with available community resources (e.g., psychiatric services, counseling, peer support, self-help groups).

Our Project Manager, Emily McPherson, provides a Mental Health First Aid Certification course which includes topics on depression and mood disorders; anxiety disorders; trauma; psychosis; and substance use disorders.

We are fortunate the grant also allows for additional mental health awareness training. If you have a topic that you feel would be beneficial for you or your staff, please reach out!

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance use issues.

Request MHFA course

MHAT Trainings

We collaborate with continuing education programs to provide ongoing mental health training to first responders and others in our state. These trainings are eligible for CLEET, EMS, PRSS, LPC, and LMFT continuing education credits.

View our upcoming trainings

Community Resources

Sometimes finding resources within your community can be a challenging task. This list is not comprehensive but we will continuously update with new resources as necessary. The resources listed here are for convenience and informational use only.

Resources

CONTACT US

Emily McPherson

Project Manager

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

918.561.1202 · OSU.MHAT@okstate.edu

Thank you for making what we do possible!

This site was developed in part under grant number SM084457-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.

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