FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

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.

This training is being offerred by Mighty Oak Christian Mental Health Services thanks to generous donations from the Robertson County community. As a result, this training is being provided at no cost to participants. Registration is required to secure your seat as space is limited.

This training is an all-day (8-hour) training with a brief break for individuals to do lunch on their own. Participants will be asked to complete approximatley 25-30 minutes of pre-work before the morning of the training. The pre-work for this training will be email to registered participants approximately 1 week before the date of the training.

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