Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Youth
Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Youth - In Person
The following course accommodates a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 25 participants.
Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Youth
Mental Health First Aid: Supporting Youth is a training designed to help you provide initial support to a young person showing signs of declining mental well-being or is in crisis. It is designated for members of the public who have frequent contact with young people (ages 12-24).
This course will teach you how to:
- Recognize signs of declining mental health in young people
- Initiate conversations that encourage a young person to talk about a mental health or substance use problem
- Discuss professional and other supports that could help with recovery to improve mental well being
- Assist in a Mental Health or substance use use crisis situation
- Access local mental health resources and supports
- Check in with one's own mental well-being and take action as needed
Method of Instruction
This 10-hour in-person training opportunity is a combination of self-directed learning (Module 1: Two hours) and facilitator- instructed learning (Module 2 and 3: Four hours each). Course participants are required to complete Module 1 before participating in Module 2 and 3.
Participant Outcomes
- Increased awareness of signs and symptoms of the most common mental health problems
- Decreased stigma related to mental health
- Increased confidence interacting with young people experiencing a mental health problem or crisis
- Increased help provided to young people in crisis or experiencing a mental health emergency
Upon course completion, registrants receive a Certificate of Completion from the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
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