Online registration closes for this event on May 31, 2025

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

First Aid is the process of identifying the symptoms and being able to provide corrective action so that the person is stabilized and can be assisted. Mental Health First Aid is knowing the signs of mental issues in another person and how to stabilize and assist that person in finding the appropriate professional help.

As adult volunteers working with youth, we encounter multiple situations requiring our first aid skills, from simple scrapes to more serious injuries. This also applies to the mental health of our youth, from simple cases of depression to the more serious mental disorders that can lead to youth suicide. In this course, you will learn to:

    Know how to identify the symptoms of mental health

    Preserve life when a person may be a danger to self or others

    Prevent the problem from becoming more serious

    Provide comfort and support as well as promote recovery

    Help to identify or guide a person to appropriate resources and support

The cost of this course is $10 and includes class material. The class schedule includes a 30-minute break around noon, and lunch will be provided.