Trainings and Assessments
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training designed to teach participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders. The skills developed in this course equips individuals with the tools to provide initial support until appropriate professional help is received. Upon completion of this training participants receive a certificate in Mental Health First Aid issued by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
Participation is free for Baylor students, faculty, and staff!
Register for a Course
- Faculty and staff can review upcoming trainings and get registered in Ignite, through the Learning tab. Click HERE to access the sign-up.
- Departments or student organizations interested in a requesting a MHFA training specifically for their group may contact the Baylor University MHFA Coordinator at Valerie_Willis@baylor.edu.
- Please note that this training requires least 5 attendees, to promote an engaging learning environment. If you are unable to ensure the attendance minimum, we are happy to discuss other options that can meet your needs.
AlcoholEdu for College
AlcoholEdu is an online, research-based, alcohol educational program that all incoming Baylor students (first year and transfer students) must complete. Through interactive and tailored course content, the program focuses on the impact of alcohol on the mind and body.
The goals of the course are to help students make well-informed decisions about alcohol and to provide students with skills to deal with their peers’ use of alcohol. This program is used on over 500 campuses nationwide. AlcoholEdu will empower you to make well-informed, safe decisions about alcohol for a successful college career.
If you encounter technical issues, please contact Vector Customer Care. For general questions, email wellness@baylor.edu.
National College Health Assessment
The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) is a national research survey organized by the American College Health Association to assist college health service providers, health educators, counselors, and administrators in collecting data about their students' habits, behaviors, and perceptions on prevalent health topics.
Questions on the NCHA survey cover the following topics:
- Demographics/personal profile
- Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
- Physical activity and nutrition
- Mental health
- Personal safety and violence
The NCHA survey is implemented on our campus every two years and is designed to assess student health behaviors to provide better support for Baylor University students. The information collected from this survey is used to develop wellness programs and services for our campus community. More importantly, the data show us what we are doing right and what we need to improve upon.