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SPIRITUAL FIRST AID ACADEMY

The premier all-inclusive online learning platform transforming how everyday Christian helpers, churches, organizations, and networks care for mental health.

 

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BIBLICALLY-INFORMED. 
EVIDENCE-INFORMED.
TRAUMA-INFORMED.

COURSES

RESOURCES

LIVE EVENTS

EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS

 ALL-INCLUSIVE

 

Everything you need to care for mild stress to mass trauma without burning out

 

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BIBLICALLY-INFORMED


Gain a proven step-by-step spiritual and emotional care framework, training, and tools rooted in biblical teachings. 

 

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress…May He send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support." (Psalm 20:1-5)

 

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What you get when you join the Academy   

 

Unlock innovative training, tools, and experiences designed specifically for everyday Christian helpers, churches, organizations, and networks to take the guesswork out of providing peer-to-peer support and preventing compassion fatigue.

Flagship certification course

Learn SFA's proven BLESS CPR framework at your own pace with our acclaimed, professionally produced on-demand Spiritual First Aid Certificate Course. 

Mini courses

Each short on-demand course equips you with skills and tools that take the guesswork out of spiritual and emotional care. 

Practical Resources

Each thoughtfully curated tool has been expertly developed to simplify spiritual and emotional care.

  • 200+ actionable tools and counting
  • Ebooks, field guides, and manuals
  • Videos, audio tools, and podcast episodes
  • Exercises, worksheets, and workbooks
  • Automated self-assessments and quizzes
  • Fact sheets, handouts, checklists, and planning tools
  • Articles, interviews, and research briefs
  • Presentation slides, digital outreach tools, and more

Practical resources

Access 200+ easy-to-use resources from our ever-growing library. 

Live online events

Experience community while learning with our team, other Christian mental health champions, and leading experts.

Live events

Learn from our team, leading experts, and each other. Gain insights, practice new skills, and thrive as a helper.

  • Live group coaching sessions
  • Quarterly training seminars
  • Helping Labs and special events

Practical Resources

Thanks to key partnerships with our publishers, Wheaton College, and others, you can unlock special savings when you join the Academy.

  • Preferred pricing on select books and offerings
  • Early access to new initiatives and special opportunities
  • Save on tuition at Wheaton College if admitted to graduate programs led by SFA co-founders Jamie and Kent:
    • M.A. in Nonprofit Leadership
    • M.A. in Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership
    • Graduate Trauma Certificate
    • Graduate Certificate in Humanitarian Leadership

Exclusive member benefits

Save on the cost of books, graduate school tuition, and more! And be the first to know about upcoming special initiatives.

 

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EVIDENCE-INFORMED 


Built on and backed by research.

20  + years of research we've conducted

50  + empirical studies

150 + scholarly publications

$12 + million in research grants

 

Research shows our flagship course improves helpers’ recognition of and responses to unmet needs, traumas, and safety issues like suicide.

 

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Your 3-step plan for getting started    

 

When you join the Academy, you become part of a growing community and movement of Christian mental health champions working together to raise the standard of peer support and close the mental health care gap.

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Learn at your own pace

 

 

Transform how you care

 

 

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TRAUMA-INFORMED 


Developed in disaster zones.
Designed for everyday life challenges.

 

Trauma-informed care is in our DNA as an organization and in every Academy training and tool. What began on the front lines of crisis response has now been adapted to address common day-to-day mental health challenges. 

 

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Academy Pricing 

 

GROUP MEMBERSHIPS LAUNCHING SOON!


Bring the Academy to your church, school, organization, network, or community.

 

Our turnkey group membership includes everything you or your leadership team need to recruit, launch, and scale Christian mental health support. Join the waitlist below to learn more and be the first to know when group memberships open.

 

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You'll love how easy the Academy platform makes learning, finding resources, and connecting

 

With our all-inclusive, intuitive, and user-centered platform, turning your compassion for mental health into effective care has never been simpler.

 

INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS


SFA uses design thinking to translate research into training and tools shaped by you.

 

Our design process begins by collaborating with everyday helpers and leaders to understand challenges and unlock innovations. We then use design thinking methods to iterate, prototype, and test potential solutions informed by Jamie and Kent’s pioneering research on faith and mental health. This is what makes our training and tools so intuitive to use.

 

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Why we created the Academy for frontline helpers and leaders like you 

MENTAL HEALTH IS COMPLEX.
LEARNING AND CARING SHOULDN'T BE.

More people need care than there are mental health professionals available. We have seen firsthand the vital role that everyday Christian helpers, churches, organizations, and networks can play in bridging this gap with the right training, tools, and support. That's why we created the Academy: to make learning practical and care more accessible. Together, we can begin to reverse the mental health crisis.

Blessings,
Jamie Aten, Ph.D., & Kent Annan, M.Div.
Co-Founders of Spiritual First Aid 

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