Youth Men tal Health First Aid is designed to teach parents\ , family members\, caregivers\, teachers\, school staff\, peers\, neighbors\, health and human servi ces workers\, and other caring citizens how to hel p an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in cri sis.
\n \nWhy Youth Mental Health F
irst Aid?
\n Youth Mental Health Fir
st Aid teaches you how to identify\, understand an
d respond to signs of mental illness and substance
use disorders in youth. This training gives adult
s who work with youth the skills they need to reac
h out and provide initial support to children and
adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a me
ntal health or substance use problem and help conn
ect them to the appropriate care.
What it Covers:
Format:
\n Participants must complet
e 2 hours of pre-work using a computer with an int
ernet connection prior to the live session. After
this pre-work is complete\, participants will be a
ble to attend the live training on Zoom from 9:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the date you enrolled for.
To learn more about Mental Healt h First Aid\, visit www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org
\n \nTo learn more or for questions\, please contact Prevention Services at 913-715-7880 or MNH- JCMHC-Connect@jocogov.org
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Youth Mental Health First Aid is desig ned to teach parents\, family members\, caregivers \, teachers\, school staff\, peers\, neighbors\, h ealth and human services workers\, and other carin g citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) w ho is experiencing a mental health or addictions c hallenge or is in crisis.\n \n \n \n Why Youth Men tal Health First Aid?\n \n Youth Mental Health Fir st Aid teaches you how to identify\, understand an d respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This training gives adult s who work with youth the skills they need to reac h out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a me ntal health or substance use problem and help conn ect them to the appropriate care.\n \n \n \n Who S hould Take it:\n \n \n \n \n Teachers\n School s taff\n Coaches\n Camp counselors\n Youth group leaders\n Parents\n People who work with youth\n \n \n What it Covers:\n \n \n \n \n Common signs and symptoms of mental illness in this age group\ , including Anxiety\n Depression\n Eating disord ers\n Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADH D)\n Common signs and symptoms of substance use\n How to interact with a child or adolescent in cr isis\n How to connect the person with help\n Exp anded content on trauma\, addiction and self-care and the impact of social media and bullying\n \n \ n Format:\n \n Participants must complete 2 hours of pre-work using a computer with an internet conn ection prior to the live session. After this pre-w ork is complete\, participants will be able to att end the live training on Zoom from 9:00 a.m. – 3:0 0 p.m. on the date you enrolled for. \n \n \n \n T o learn more about Mental Health First Aid\, visit www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org (https://www.mentalh ealthfirstaid.org/)\n \n \n \n To learn more or fo r questions\, please contact Prevention Services a t 913-715-7880 (tel:9137157880) or MNH-JCMHC-Conne ct@jocogov.org\n \n CATEGORIES:MNH Class CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260910T150000 LOCATION:ZOOM\n KS \n URL:https://connect.jocogov.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2211 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR