Youth Mental Health
First Aid Course
100% online in a blended format
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE YOUTH MHFA COURSE
That’s where Mental Health First Aid training can help.
With a focus on improved mental health literacy and early intervention, Youth MHFA is for adults who work, live or care for adolescents such as teachers, school support staff, parents, sports coaches, community group leaders and youth workers.
WHY CHOOSE YOUTH MHFA TRAINING?
The Youth MHFA course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals. The course equips adults with the skills to recognise and respond to an adolescent who may be experiencing a mental health problem or crisis situation. Using a practical, evidence-based action plan, Youth MHFA teaches participants how to support an adolescent until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.
Providing Youth Mental Health First Aid training can help whole communities to:
INTERVENE EARLY
Recognise the warning signs of mental health problems in young people
PROVIDE SKILLS
Provide the skills needed to speak openly and accurately about mental health
RESPOND IN A CRISIS
Respond in crisis situations where a young person may be at risk of harm
REDUCE STIGMA
Reduce stigma and increase support for young people with mental health problems
WHAT THE COURSE COVERS
Youth MHFA is an education course that teaches adults about adolescent development and the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in young people, including crisis situations.
Topics covered include depression, anxiety, panic attacks, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
You will learn how and where to get help when a young person is developing a mental illness, what help research has shown to be effective and how to provide first aid in crisis situations.
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