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Course Fees

  This course is valued at $170. Everyday Life offers Mental Health First Aid Training less than valued price to promote accessibility.   _________________________________________  

2026 Virtual Training Dates

YMHFA-202602: February 20th – 8AM – 4PM YMHFA-202604: April 29th – 8AM – 4PM YMHFA-202607: July 16th – 8AM – 4PM YMHFA-202610: October 13th – 8AM – 4PM  

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training 

Start Time: 8:00AM EST – 4:00PM EST

Training Options

• Virtual – Live Instructor Led Virtual Training.

• In-Person – Instructor Led Training at a designated location. 

 

WHY YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18  

WHO SHOULD KNOW MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

• Teachers.
• School Staff.
• Coaches.
• Camp Counselors.
• Youth Group Leaders.
• Parents.
• Adults who Work with Youth.

 

WHAT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID COVERS

• Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
• Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
• How to connect the youth with help.
• Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care and the impact of social media and bullying.

 

Learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE):

• (A)ssess for risk of suicide or harm.
• (L)isten nonjudgmentally.
• (G)ive reassurance and information.
• (E)ncourage appropriate professional help.
• (E)ncourage self-help and other support strategies

 

AFTER THE COURSE, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
• Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
• Understand how to interact with a young person in crisis.
• Know how to connect a young person with help.
• Better understand trauma, substance use, self-care and the impact of social media and bullying.

   

Sources

• National Alliance on Mental Illness. (n.d.). Kids. https://www.nami.org/YourJourney/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults/Kids 
• Mental Health First Aid. (2020). Mental Health First Aid USA for adults assisting children and youth. National Council for Mental Wellbeing.
• Kessler, R., Berglund, P., Demler, O., Jin, R., Merikangas, K.R., Walters, E.E. (2005, June). Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of General Psychiatry. 62(6); 593-602. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.593