Special Mental Health First Aid for the Haitian Community
Saturday, March 26
Event: 9-3:00 pm
CHA School of Nursing Building
125 Lowell St, Somerville, MA 02143.

About 1 in 4 people develop mental health problems after a traumatic event; many have symptoms months or even years later. A free training for the Somerville and Boston-area Haitian community will be offered this spring. Trainer Patty Contente of the Somerville Health Department will be joined by Josee Chrispin of the Somerville Haitian Coalition at the Training is in English, with some Haitian Creole translation as needed. Register by March 19. Contacts for questions or to register: In English: Elizabeth Daube, 617.591.6926 or edaube@challiance.org . Nan Kreyòl: Somerville Haitian Coalition, 617.625.6400.This project is sponsored by the Somerville Health Department and the Somerville Committee on Suicide Prevention & Mental Health, with support from the Somerville Community Health Agenda at Cambridge Health Alliance and the Somerville Haitian Coalition.