Brook Lane
Brook Lane provides a continuum of mental health services for people throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
August 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) is an 8 hour program designed to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions related challenge or crisis. The 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 include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Presenter: Chris Herman, Certified Instructor
Registration will close on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
The next training will be offered on October 10, 2024.
