Youth Mental Health First Aid - Registration FULL, Waitlist Available.
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
This program is full.
Contact Carol at cm798@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist.
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.
Fee
Free
Contact
Carol McLaughlin
4-H Administrative Assistant
cm798@cornell.edu
(845) 344-1234, Ext.243
Location
Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County
18 Seward Avenue
Suite 300 (third floor)
Middletown, New York 10940
Last updated April 6, 2023