Youth Mental Health First Aid Course 12/13/2023 - IN
Jameson Camp, Indianapolis, IN
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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The Youth Mental Health First Aid Course is designed to teach individuals how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in 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 people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
This course is blended, there will be an online portion as well as the in-person training.
Participants need to provide their own lunch. Registration includes Youth Mental Health First Aid Training and course materials.