Please register online. TLC Credit (2 TLC Certificate Credits): IS (T), SEL 

Presenter: Allison Levine, Ph.D., CRC

Mental Health First Aid certification, which must be renewed every three years, teaches participants to:

• Recognize the potential risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety/trauma, psychosis and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, and self-injury. Youth Mental Health First Aid addresses mental health challenges common among adolescents, including: depression, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavioral disorders, and substance use disorders.
• Use a 5-step action plan to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional help.
• Interpret the prevalence of various mental health disorders in the U.S. and the need for reduced negative attitudes in their communities.
• Apply knowledge of the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help resources available to help someone with a mental health problem treat and manage the problem and achieve recovery.
• Assess their own views and feelings about mental health problems and disorders.

This event is limited to 30 participants.