Youth Mental health First Aid

---

"Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach adults in various settings on how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis." The course provides an overview of common mental health challenges youth may be experiencing, overviews typical adolescent development, and provides a 5-step action plan to follow when young people are both in a crisis or non-crisis situation. Topics covered include: anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

Ismary Lopez, M.A., LMHC became a certified instructor in 2022. This allows her to teach the Mental Health First Aid course to agencies or companies that would like their employees to become certified in youth mental health first aide. 

If you are interested in having your employees trained please contact us for a consultation.