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Date/Time
Date(s) - August 17, 2023
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location
RACSB at River Club
Categories
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This curriculum gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
Youth Mental Health First Aid covers:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental illness in this age group, including
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use
- How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis
- How to connect the person with help
- NEW: Expanded content on trauma, addiction and self-care and the impact of social media and bullying