The Dumont Stigma-Free Committee is teaming up with Vantage Health System to offer Dumont residents a course on "Mental Health First Aid Training". This 8-hour course, spread over two Sundays, teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. Anyone can take this course: first responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals, and caring citizens.

The course is being offered on two consecutive Sundays of 4 hours each - Sunday, March 15 and Sunday, March 22, from 1pm-5pm - at Vantage Health System, 2 Park Avenue, Dumont, NJ. To register, please email the following information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.: name, phone number, email address, occupation, and brief description of why you're enrolling in the course. You can also phone Ms. Preis at 201-385-4400 ext. 3012 to register, or download and complete the below registration form. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 6.