Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Youth Mental Health helps you assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. Youth Mental Health is a curriculum that was 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 is primarily designed for adults, such as school resource officers and educators, who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges. This is an 8 hour training and will include lunch.
Prework: Participants will receive emails from MHFA Connect with instructions, links and reminders to complete pre-work tasks in the MHFA Connect system. If the pre-work is not completed, attendance is not allowed in the Instructor Led Session.