Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) Psychological First Aid Trainings for DBH

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is seeking proposals from qualified contractors to conduct a minimum of four virtual Psychological First Aid (PFA) trainings and expand knowledge of this evidence-informed approach to behavioral health disaster recovery. The selected contractor will provide PFA training to Ohio's communities and disaster response teams, with the goal of reducing stress symptoms and assisting in health recovery following a traumatic event, natural disaster, public health emergency, or personal crisis. The contractor must be a certified Psychological First Aid trainer and have prior experience conducting large group PFA trainings virtually. Key aspects of the project include: • Developing content and materials for virtual PFA trainings • Delivering a minimum of four virtual PFA trainings • Providing a virtual platform for virtual attendees • Managing virtual groups in training activities • Working with DBH staff to determine the best and most effective training cadence • Educating participants on the eight PFA Core Actions • Obtaining approval for continuing educational credits for attendees • Developing marketing for all trainings and sharing marketing with DBH for distribution