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Mental Health First Aid Certification

Event date: 7/22/2026 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Export event

Members only course

Presented by: Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty, Certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, and Vice President of Education at PetScreening, Inc.

The Mental Health First Aid Certification course by the National Council of Mental Wellbeing is a full day course where you will enhance your skills and awareness regarding mental health. This comprehensive, skills-based training is designed to equip you with the knowledge to identify, understand, and effectively respond to mental health and substance use challenges. Enhancing our understanding of these crucial topics can significantly contribute to a healthier and more supportive work environment. We are pleased to have Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty, and a certified Mental Health First Aid instructor, lead this course. With her extensive knowledge and engaging teaching style, Victoria will guide you through the essential components of mental health first aid, ensuring that you feel confident applying these skills in and out of the workplace.

This course includes approximately 30 minutes of pre-coursework. Attendees will receive an email from the speaker (using the email address listed below)  prior to the course with the required pre-coursework information (following registration cutoff date – July 8, 2026).

The email put on the registration information below should be the email address of the person attending the course as it will be used for pre-coursework, post-session materials, and the certification.

Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty, is the Vice President of Education at PetScreening. Previously, she was a direct property management industry member with extensive experience providing management and oversight for a mix of portfolios, including apartment communities, manufactured housing communities, and HOAs. Cowart helped launch the Charleston Apartment Association, served as its president, and then became the president of the South Carolina Apartment Association and an NAA regional vice president. She has chaired four NAA committees, most recently the 2021 Legislative Committee. Cowart was recently inducted into the South Carolina Apartment Association Hall of Fame. She is a passionate advocate for industry education, pets, and assistance animals. Cowart has a degree in the management of human resources, holds her CPM from IREM, has been certified as a Fair Housing Specialist by the National Center for Housing Management, and has been certified as an Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

 

   Date/Time:

May 12, 2026  |  1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

   Registration Fee:

$99 Members  (this course is available to MHA members only)                                           

   Registration Deadline:

July 8, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

   Location:

MHA - 7900 Xerxes Ave S, Ste 170, Bloomington, MN 55431

   Credits:

8.0 CRM, CRMT, and COM credits

   

Registration/Cancellation Policies: By registering for this course you agree to all registration and cancellation policies, including but not limited to, email, cancellation, photo and assumption of risk. View complete registration and cancellation policies at www.mmha.com/edu-policies.

 

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Registration Policies:

  • Email: All registration forms require an individual email for each registrant. Individual emails are needed to send important updates and notify registrants of any changes to the course location, time, instructor, etc.  Any registration sent without an individual email will not be processed and will be delayed until email is received.
  • Late Fee: All registrations received the day prior to course start will be charged an additional $10 late registration fee. This policy does not apply to Conferences which have their own late registration policy outlined in their respective brochures. Investor's Club late fees start at 12:00 p.m. the day before the course. 
  • Invoicing: MHA members in good standing can invoice education seminars, events, and services. However, if a member has outstanding invoices that are 60+ days past due from the event date, they must either pay the full balance at the time of registration or settle the overdue amount before being eligible to invoice for future offerings.
  • Assumption of Risk:  By registering for this event, you acknowledge that attendance at in-person events creates a potential risk, and you assume all such risks associated with you and your guests’ presence at MHA's training sessions.  By registering, you waive, release and discharge MHA, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and presenters, and offering venue from any liability associated with your participation.
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Cancellation Policy:

  • Cancellations must be received at least 24-hours in advance of the class start time in order to receive a refund. Cancellations are accepted via phone call or email and will be time-stamped according to the time they were received by our system (voice mail or email).
  • Substitutions may be made up until the class begins at no charge.
  • Attendees who cancel after the 24- hour cut-off and/or who do not attend are liable for full fees and will not be entitled to any refund, without exception.
  • Please note: MHA typically does not cancel or postpone classes due to inclement weather. In the extremely unlikely event that a class was to be canceled or postponed, notification would be made via the MHA website: www.mmha.com or via direct email, if time allows.
  • Transfers to a future offering of the class after the 24-hour cut-off has passed are not allowed.  The attendee would need to re-register and pay a new fee for any future offering of the class.
  • These policies do not apply to designation programs or conferences, each of which have their own cancellation policies outlined in their respective brochures.