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Youth Mental Health First Aid

January 5, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi

Presented by Danielle Bergan and Amber Drake
January 5, 2024 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

Training Description
Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi is pleased to offer a Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Participants who complete this training will be certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid and able to immediately use these skills for those in need.

The YMHFA training:

  • Is an 7.5-hour course that gives people the skills to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who may be developing a mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis
  • Is an evidence-based program that helps participants grow their knowledge of signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions
  • Produces greater confidence in providing help to others, greater likelihood of advising people to seek professional help, improved concordance with health professionals about treatments, and decreased stigmatizing attitudes
  • Randomized studies show that people who go through this program have increased mental wellness themselves

Details for the YMHFA training being offered are as follows:
This course will be conducted in an online format. Participants will complete an online 2-hour self-paced Youth Mental Health First Aid Introduction Course followed by an live online instructor-led 5.5-hour Youth Mental Health First Aid Skills Application Course.

  • Introduction Course (2-hours) self-paced online. Participants must complete this course by January 4, 2024 12:00 pm
  • Skills Application Course (5.5-hours plus breaks): January 5, 2024 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

This training is limited to 30 participants

How to sign up: Please fill out the registration below. We will contact you with further details and to confirm participation.

Thank you for registering to attend a Mental Health America of Hawai`i (MHAH) training.  Please note that the information you provide, including your email address and phone number, are confidential and for webinar registration and grant reporting purposes only.  Personal and individual information is never shared outside of MHAH, and demographic information is reported in aggregate only.

Registration closes on December 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm

If you have any questions, please contact Danielle Bergan at danielle.bergan@mentalhealthhawaii.org

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