Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people (age 12-18). It is designed to help you learn how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge or is in crisis.
This 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 and disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders.
The training is scheduled for March 28, 2024, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at the the Berrien RESA Conference Center located at 711 St. Joseph Ave. Berrien Springs. Lunch is included. The cost is $12. (6 SCECHs; 6 CEUs )