 Delaware Public Media's Abigail Lee has more. The training sessions, which are a condensed version of the eight-hour-long certification, include information on mental health crisis resources and responders. The Overdose Response Center's Brent Waninger says mental health first aid training is a lot like CPR training. It's the same thing as CPR. We can train a whole lot of people to intervene early on where it can make a difference.