Supporting the mental health of Canada’s aging population, MHFA-Seniors is an adaption of the MHFA Basic course, offered by the Canadian Mental Health Association-NL. It is intended to increase the capacity of seniors, families, friends, staff in care settings, and communities, to promote mental health in seniors, prevent mental illness and suicide wherever possible in seniors, and intervene early to when problems first emerge. This is day one of a two day program.