Youth Mental Health First Aid

Description

The YMHFA 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, YMHFA teaches participants how to support an adolescent until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves.

Aim

Using the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan, participants learn how to approach a young person that they are concerned about and how to initiate a conversation about those concerns.

Participants also learn how to offer initial support and information and how to encourage a young person to get professional help or other supports.

Outcomes

• Recognise warning signs of mental health problems in young people.
• Increase skills to speak openly and accurately about youth mental health.
• Increase skills to respond to youth mental health crisis situations.
• Reduce stigma and increase support for young people with mental health problems.
  
  

Target group

• Secondary school staff
• Community organisations who support young people

• Parents & caregivers 
  
  

Session details

• In person: two 7-hour sessions, location to be confirmed with registration. 
• Wednesday 30 April & Thursday 1 May 
• Tuesday 24 June & Wednesday 25 June
• Tuesday 9 September & Wednesday 10 September
• Tuesday 14 October & Wednesday 15 October
  
  

Cost

Participants are required to purchase Youth Mental Health First Aid Manuals for $18.50 including GST. 
 

Evaluation

Digital evaluation provided to each participant.

Linked programs

• Teen MHFA

Additional course information can be found at Youth Mental Health First Aid.

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