Youth Mental Health First Aid

Pre-registration is required! This training is exclusively for residents of Dorchester AND Charles County.

This training will take place virtually 9am-3pm on Monday, June 8th.

The YMHFA course is designed for adults who work with youth, ages 12-18.

The youth program teaches signs and symptoms of emerging mental health problems and how to differentiate potential problems from typical adolescent development.

Mental Health First Aid® is a public education national certification course. Participants learn to recognize and respond to the signs and symptoms of an emerging mental health challenge or crisis, to identify community resources, and to link individuals in need of support to appropriate care. This skills-based course includes a 5-step action plan which can be used in various types of crisis and non-crisis situations.

Participants receive an electronic Mental Health First Aid manual and Mental Health First Aid Certification for 3 years upon completion of course requirements.

This is a virtual class that requires:

• 2-hours of online, self-paced prework to be completed before class. Emails with prework information will arrive approximately two weeks before the date of the class.
• 6-hours of live, virtual instruction over Zoom.
• Virtual participants must have a working camera and microphone and are required be on camera during the entire class (except during breaks).
• Full attendance of both sessions is mandatory in order to receive the certificate. Participants who miss more than 30 minutes of instruction cannot be certified. This is a national requirement and will be enforced by the instructor.

Questions about this training? Please email cotruba@mhamd.org to be connected with the training coordinator