(a) Any person approved to train local mental health
authority (LMHA) and local behavioral health authority (LBHA) employees
or contractors as mental health first aid (MHFA) trainers shall be
qualified, pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code, §1001.202(d),
to provide training in:
(1) the potential risk factors and warning signs for
various mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis,
eating disorders, substance abuse disorders, and self-injury;
(2) the prevalence of various mental illnesses in the
United States and the need to reduce the stigma associated with mental
illness;
(3) an action plan used by employees or contractors
that involves the use of skills, resources, and knowledge to assess
a situation and develop and implement an appropriate intervention
to assist a person experiencing a mental health crisis to obtain appropriate,
professional care; and
(4) the evidence-based professional, peer, social,
and self-help resources available to help individuals with mental
illness.
(b) Two or more LMHAs and LBHAs may collaborate and
share resources to provide training for employees or contractors of
the authorities under this section.
(c) All persons or entities that train LMHA and LBHA
employees or contractors as MHFA trainers shall be certified by an
authority of:
(1) MHFA-USA;
(2) MHFA-Australia; or
(3) other entities approved by HHSC.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §302.7 adopted to be effective June 3, 2014, 39 TexReg 4258; transferred effective February 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register January 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 468; amended to be effective January 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 305 |