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Youth Mental Health First Aid: Blended
FREE skills-based training course for adults to help adolescents who experience mental health/substance use challenges or are in crisis.
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About this event
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 6-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
Once you are certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, you will be able to:
- Identify the common mental health concerns among youth.
- Reduce stigma.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use problems in youth.
- Use a 5-step action plan to help a youth who may be facing a mental health problem or crisis, such as suicide.
Participants earn a three-year certification upon completion.
Frequently asked questions
Not at all! Thanks to a grant from the Florida Blue Foundation, we can offer these training sessions for FREE to anyone who is 18 years or older.
This training is inclusive for all! It's designed to educate about mental health and illness, reduce stigma, raise awareness, and improve communication skills. Join us to learn and support mental health.
If you have recently suffered a loss due to suicide, we recommend that you consider waiting before taking this course. The content may be sensitive and emotionally challenging. Please take the necessary time and we look forward to having you join us when you can fully participate.
Yes! While active participation is required throughout the training, participants who do not have access to a camera or microphone can participate via the Zoom Chat.
Due to audio issues that cause an echo when participants log on as a group, we highly recommend each participant log on to the training using their own device in their own private space.
Instructions on how to access your Self-Paced Pre-Work will be sent to you via email within 7 days of registering for the course. Please check your inbox and junk folders for an email entitled ‘Access to Pre-Work for Youth MHFA’.
Unfortunately, completion of the pre-work is required to participate in the training. There will be plenty of other trainings on the Talkable Communities Calendar you can sign up for!
Unfortunately, pre-work cannot be transferred to a new course date. You will have to complete the pre-work again when you register for another course date.
Participants are required to attend the entire training course to receive the certification. However, we have a variety of dates and times available to accommodate your schedule.
Absolutely! If you have a group of 15 people or more, please visit our website at https://www.talkablecommunities.org/ymhfa and fill out our private training request form.
Feel free to email us at info@talkablecommunities.org if you have any additional questions. We’re happy to help!
We strongly encourage having your camera on throughout the training, if possible. Our training courses are designed to be interactive and experiential, not just lecture-style. Having your camera on helps create a more engaging and inclusive learning environment for all participants.
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Since 1951, the Child Guidance Center has specialized in helping children, adolescents and their families cope with the stresses of life. Our mission is to invest in our community by providing comprehensive, state-of-the-art mental health and collaborative support services to assist children and their families, and to provide training to promote professional growth and improved treatment outcomes.