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Youth Mental Health First Aid
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023,
9:30 AM -
4:00 PM

This program is for adults only.
The Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainers are:
- Adhara Jimenez-Banse, MSW, CCE 2Gen Resilience Educator
Kristina Garritano Hoti, MSW
Skills gained in becoming a Youth Mental Health First Aider include:
- Recognizing signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
- Differentiating between typical adolescent development/behaviors, and signs of likely mental health challenges where first aider outreach can provide crucial preventive impacts.
- Understanding of the best ways to interact with a young person experiencing mental health or substance use challenge(s) or crisis.
- Knowledge and comfort with connecting an at-risk youth to local professional help and community services.
- Increased understanding of trauma, substance use, self-care, & social media usage/cyber-bullying impacts.
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Fee
Free
Last updated March 22, 2023