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Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders among children and adolescents ages 12-18. This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
- Teachers
- School Staff
- Coaches
- Camp Counselors
- Youth Group Leaders
- Adults who work with youth
- Parents
- Community members
- Caring individuals
- Common signs and symptoms of mental illness
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use
- How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis
- How to connect the youth with help
- NEW: Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care, and the impact of social media and bullying
The course will teach you how to apply the ALGEE action plan
- Assess for risk of suicide or harm
- Listen nonjudgmentally
- Give reassurance and information
- Encourage appropriate professional help
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies
UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS
DATE | TBD
TIME | TBD
COST | FREE
Training costs are being paid for by Community Mental Health of Central Michigan.
Training Location
- Harrison Campus, Technical Education Center
- Room 129
50% of all mental illnesses begin by age 14, 75% by the mid-20s.
- Archives of General Psychiatry
1 in 5 teens and young adults lives with a mental health condition.
- National Alliance for Mental Illness
10.2% of youth will be diagnosed with a substance use disorder in their lifetime.
- Youth Mental Health First Aid