The following is a press release issued by the Mendocino County Office of Education:
Recognize warning signs of mental health problems and substance use disorders in youth. Join MCOE’s Youth Mental Health First Aid training Thursday, 4/14, 9-2. Free for Mendocino and Lake County residents. No experience or background in counseling or mental health is necessary. Register here.
Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 6-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
The Virtual MHFA training is comprised of two sessions – a 2 hour online self-paced session, followed by a 4.5 hour instructor-led training. All participants MUST complete the self-paced online training before being allowed in to the instructor-led training. The training date listed is for the instructor-led training.
