Youth Mental Health First Aid - New Rochelle SDA Church (IN-PERSON)

Name: Youth Mental Health First Aid - New Rochelle SDA Church (IN-PERSON)
Start: 2024-07-14T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-14T15:00:00-04:00
Location: New Rochelle United Methodist Church

Schedule

Sun Jul 14 2024 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

New Rochelle United Methodist Church | New Rochelle, NY

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use.
About this Event

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach caring adults who regularly interact with young people how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step approach 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.

Attendees will learn how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adolescents. You'll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to young people who are struggling. You'll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.

Source: MentalHealthFirstAid.org (National Council for Mental Wellbeing)