Full course description
HYBRID: ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TRAINING: October 23, 2024, from 8:30am-2:30pm, at Goodwill Commons, 2319 E War Memorial Drive, Peoria.
Registration ends October 17, 2024. For questions about this training, please contact Michelle Coconate at mcoconate@peoriaroe.org.
NOTE: Participants will have to complete a 2 hour online course prior to the in-person training.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, teachers, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. 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.