210.053 Kentucky Mental Health First Aid Training Program.
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(1)The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall establish and administer the
Kentucky Mental Health First Aid Training Program or a similar program to train
professionals and other members of the public to identify and assist individuals who
may have or may be developing a mental health disorder, a substance use disorder,
or who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. The program
shall promote access to certified trainers who have obtained certification in mental
health first aid training by successfully completing an instructor training program
approved by the cabinet.
(2)The Kentucky Mental Health First Aid Training Program or a similar program shall
promote training that is appropriate in content and vocabulary for the language,
educational level, and literacy of the trainees and individuals to be served and that
accomplishes the following objectives:
(a)Build mental health and substance use literacy that is designed to help the
public identify, understand, and respond to the signs of mental health
disorders, substance use disorders, and mental health or substance use crises;
and
(b)Enable the trainee to assist an individual who may have or may be developing
a mental health disorder, a substance use disorder, or who may be
experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. The ability to assist an
individual includes knowledge of how to:
1. Recognize the symptoms of a mental health disorder, a substance use
disorder, and a mental health or substance use crisis;
2. Provide initial help;
3. Refer individuals requiring assistance toward appropriate professional
help including help for individuals who may be in crisis;
4. Prevent a mental health disorder, a substance use disorder, or a mental
health or substance use crisis from deteriorating into a more serious
condition that may lead to more costly interventions or treatments or
harm to an individual; and
5. Promote healing, recovery, and good mental health.
(3)Subject to appropriations provided by the General Assembly, available funds in the
Kentucky mental health first aid training fund created in KRS 210.054, or other
available funding, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall award training
grants for mental health first aid training provided by certified trainers. The training
grants may support training courses or provide hardship subsidies for training fees.
(4)The cabinet shall make awards equitably among geographical regions and meet the
training needs of rural areas, areas with underserved populations, and areas with
health care provider shortages. The recipients of awards may include but are not
limited to law enforcement, corrections, education, retail establishments, military,
older adults, and youth-focused agencies.
(5)The cabinet shall ensure that evaluation criteria are established and utilized to
measure the distribution of the training grants and the fidelity of the training process
in achieving the main objectives of the program.
(6)The cabinet shall include information on training programs that are available on the
cabinet's Web site.
(7)The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations to implement this section.