YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR ADULTS ASSISTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach caring adults, such as parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, etc., how to help a child or adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. 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 covered include anxiety, depression, nonsuicidal self-injury, suicide, substance use, trauma-related disorders, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and eating disorders. Due to the sensitive nature of these topics, a certified counselor from Family Service, Inc. will be available following the course. You are also permitted to leave the room during any portion of the training that may be difficult for you. 

Learn more about this evidence-based program on the Mental Health First Aid Website.

While this course is valued at $170, for a limited time, Youth Mental Health First Aid Training is being offered at no cost for those who work/volunteer/live in Bartholomew County, and out-of-county residents/workers will be charged a reduced fee of $23.95.

This program is made possible through generous funding from the Columbus Regional Health Foundation.

This course requires a self-paced (approx. 2-hr), interactive online course that must be completed PRIOR to your in-person, instructor-led training. All information and link to this online course will be sent via email from MHFA Connect at least three weeks prior to your instructor-led session.

8 professional credit hours can be claimed upon completion of this training, and this training has been approved as 8 face-to-face training hours for Foster Parents licensed through the State of Indiana.

A one-hour lunch break is scheduled during the in-person training. Lunch will NOT be provided. Please plan accordingly.