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Community members can get free mental health first aid training and earn a $50 gift card in May. 

Pathway Resource Center, a local nonprofit, is hosting two sessions: one from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, and a second from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Participants must attend both events at 10119 John Marshall Dr. to be eligible for the gift card. 

You will learn how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use crises. That includes offering help and guiding someone to resources. Activities include discussing real-life scenarios and tools. 

You must live in the following ZIP codes to attend: 46216, 46218, 46219, 46226, 46229, 46235 and 46236. Register by May 8 on Eventbrite. Seats are limited to 25 participants.

Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is funded through grants and donations from individuals, foundations and organizations.

Mirror Indy reporter Mary Claire Molloy covers health. Reach her at 317-721-7648 or email maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @mcmolloy7.

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Get free mental health first aid training — and a $50 gift card

by Mary Claire Molloy, Mirror Indy
April 29, 2026

<h1>Get free mental health first aid training — and a $50 gift card</h1> <p class="byline">by Mary Claire Molloy, Mirror Indy <br />April 29, 2026</p> <p>Community members can get free mental health first aid training and earn a $50 gift card in May.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://www.pathwayindy.org/">Pathway Resource Center</a>, a local nonprofit, is hosting two sessions: one from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, and a second from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16. Participants must attend both events at 10119 John Marshall Dr. to be eligible for the gift card.&nbsp;</p> <p>You will learn how to recognize and respond to mental health and substance use crises. That includes offering help and guiding someone to resources. Activities include discussing real-life scenarios and tools.&nbsp;</p> <p>You must live in the following ZIP codes to attend: 46216, 46218, 46219, 46226, 46229, 46235 and 46236. Register by May 8 on <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-first-aid-training-free-community-certification-tickets-1987925064381?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse">Eventbrite</a>. Seats are limited to 25 participants.</p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Mary Claire Molloy covers health. Reach her at 317-721-7648 or email </em><a href="mailto:maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org"><em>maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/mcmolloy7"><em>@mcmolloy7</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-free-mental-health-first-aid-training-pathways-resource-center/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=78736&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-free-mental-health-first-aid-training-pathways-resource-center/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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