THE Y IS OFFERING TRAINING IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is an evidenced based low-cost, high impact program that helps young people, families and those who engage with them, understand mental health and substance use problems are real, common, and treatable and that it is OKAY to ask for help.

YMHFA is an in-person training program- like traditional First Aid or CPR- designed to give participants the skills and confidence to help children who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing an emotional crisis.

This 8-hour course uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to recognize and respond to warning signs and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care. This program has been demonstrated to:

• Increase knowledge of mental health/substance use problems
• Increase confidence in and likelihood to help an individual in distress
• Decrease stigma

Why Youth Mental Health First Aid?
The ability to recognize a young person’s lack of focus, bullying behaviors, etc. may be linked to an underlying mental health or substance use problem is an important step in supporting them.

For more information or to schedule your training please contact Lauren Capaci 7

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults Seniors
Community Services	Education Professional Education / Training Employment / Training Internships Job Training Life Skills Training Family & Support Services Caregiving
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Family Conflict & Distress Teen Issues
Payment Options	Low Cost / Donation
Language Spoken	Spanish
Areas Served	Middlesex County

Last Updated: 08/14/23