Course Requirements:
- Approximately 2 hours of pre-work due prior to training date; if this is not completed, you will not receive the Zoom link to attend.
- Must attend entire training on day-of training. No partial credit will be assigned.
Course Description:
Youth Mental Health First Aid 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 12-18) 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.
Please Note: You will be registered for the course in Mental Health First Aid National’s Learning Management System (LMS) once the registration window closes. Next steps will be communicated via email from the course instructor(s)/coordinator. The instructor-led portion of the course will be hosted on zoom.
This event is for residents and/ or service providers to residents of Orange County, California only.
Services are provided by the OC Health Care Agency (HCA), Mental Health and Recovery Services, Prevention & Intervention , Mental Health Services Act/Prop 63.
