Name: Youth Mental Health First Aid
Start: 2025-08-06T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-06T14:30:00-05:00
Location: 2116 N Sheridan Rd

YMHFA teaches participants how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis
About this Event

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.

*Registration will close 2 weeks prior to in - person training to allow participants time to complete online prework portion of the class. Contact Marcia Lough (Mlough@peoriaroe.org) with questions