Youth Mental Health (First Aid)

Youth Mental Health (First Aid)

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Why Youth Mental Health First Aid?

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.

Who Should Know Mental Health First Aid?

• Teachers
• School Staff
• Coaches
• Camp Counselors
• Youth Group Leaders
• Parents
• Adults who work with Youth

10.2%	1 in 5	50%
of youth will be diagnosed with a substance use disorder in their lifetime. Source: Youth Mental Health First Aid**	teens and young adults lives with a mental health condition.   Source: National Alliance for Mental Illness**	of all mental health illness begin by age 14, and 75% by the mid 20s.   Source: Archives of General Psychiatry**

What Mental Health First Aid Covers

• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
• How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis
• How to connect the youth with help
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care and impact of social media and bullying

Learn How to Respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE)

• Assess for risk or harm
• Listen nonjudgmentally
• Give reassurance and information
• Encourage appropriate professional help
• Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Three Ways to Learn

• In Person (2nd Edition) - Learners receive their training during 6.5-hour, Instructor-led, in-person session.
• Blended - Learners complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 4.5-hour to 5.5-hour, Instructor-led training. This Instructor-led Training can be: 
            -A video Conference 
            -An in-person class