Youth Mental Health First Aid : 01/22/2023

Indian Community Outreach is excited to partner with KidsMatter to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 5-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

How Blended MHFA Works: Participants will complete a required 2 hours of online self-paced coursework PRIOR to the 5.5 hours 5 - 5.5 hours IN-PERSON Instructor-led class.

Sponsored by KidsMatter through a grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health Community Investment Fund.

• Access to online self-paced coursework

• Interactive instructor-led class

• Course materials including a digital manual

• Online Participant Processing Guide and resources

• 3 Year MHFA certification

• 6 CEU's (LCPC/LPC, LCSW/LSW, LMFT and Psychologist) for a $50 Fee

Prior to the training, you will be enrolled in the pre-work required for the class and will receive an email providing you the information to complete the pre-work. This pre-work needs to be completed 24 hrs to the In-Person Instructor led portion of this course.

If you are registering 2 individuals, please list each attendee names and each attendees individual email address.

The Instructor Led IN PERSON Session will be held on Sunday, January 22nd from 11:00am - 4:30 pm at:

Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center

305 Jackson Ave

Lunch will be provided

Instructor Contact: Trina A Lueckhoff

630.645.5158

trina.lueckhoff@eehealth.org