Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid 06/25/26 - Carol Stream PD

Youth Mental Health First Aid trains adults—such as parents, teachers, and caregivers—on how to support adolescents (ages 12-18) facing mental health or addiction challenges. The course covers common youth mental health issues, adolescent development, and a 5-step action plan for aiding young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics include anxiety, depression, substance use, psychotic disorders, disruptive behavior disorders (like AD/HD), and eating disorders.

How Youth MHFA Works: Participants will be complete 2 hours of online self-paced coursework followed by a scheduled 5 hour instructor led- class held in-person. The In-Person session is being held on Thursday, June 25th 9:00AM - 2:30PM at 500 North Gary Avenue, Carol Stream, IL

The Youth Mental Health First Aid Introduction is a self-paced e-learning course that consists of four segments.

• Welcome and introduction to YMHFA.
• Mental health and mental illness in youth.
• Typical adolescent development.
• Recognizing signs and symptoms.

The in-person Youth Mental Health First Aid Skills Application portion of the course consists of:

• Welcome to Youth Mental Health First Aid.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid self-paced introduction recap.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid in non-crisis situations.
• Youth Mental Health First Aid in crisis situations.
• Self-care for the Youth Mental Health First Aider

Prior to the virtual instructor led session, you will receive an email titled "YMHFA: Let’s get started!" that will contain log in information and steps that need to be taken to complete your pre-work. This pre-work needs to be completed 24 hrs prior to the In Person Instructor led portion of this course

Support for this training is provided to KidsMatter by the DuPage County Transformation Partnership, a collaboration between DuPage County and DuPage Foundation. Additional support is also provided by EndeavorHealth Community Investment Fund and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health and other generous partners.

Info: • Welcome to Youth Mental Health First Aid
• Youth Mental Health First Aid self-paced introduction recap
• Youth Mental Health First Aid in non-crisis situations
• Youth Mental Health First Aid in crisis situations
• Self-care for the Youth Mental Health First Aider

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Host or Publisher Linden Oaks Behavioral Health