Youth Mental Health First Aid Courses
A young person you know
could be experiencing a
mental health challenge or crisis.

YOU can help them.
First District PTA is pleased to offer FREE
Youth Mental Health First Aid Courses, now online.

Join us for this opportunity to learn how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health challenge, an addiction challenge, or is in crisis.
REGISTRATION OPEN NOW FOR THE FOLLOW DATES

Thursday, February 25 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Friday, February 26 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm

Saturday, March 27 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 31 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
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FUTURE DATES -- MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Tuesday, April 6 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Saturday, April 10 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm

Monday, May 10 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
Saturday, May 15 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm

The training is a total of 6 hours. The first two-hours will be completed on your own no later than two days prior to the in-person training.

NOTE: This course is designed for adults. Registrants must be age 18 or older.
Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to bring these classes to you at no cost. If you register for this workshop and find that you cannot meet the commitment, please cancel your registration so that someone else may benefit.

These classes are popular and fill fast!
Please click the link below to schedule your class today!
HOW THE TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED
Youth Mental Health First Aid will be conducted all online via Zoom. You will be sent an email with instructions to access the 2-hour self-paced pre-work. Once you complete the pre-work, you will be sent another email with access to the Zoom classroom.

WHAT YOU LEARN
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
"As adults, we sometimes forget how hard it was being an adolescent. When we see a kid who is just miserable at school, we might think they choose to be that way – or that it’s just part of adolescence. But in fact, they might be in a mental health crisis, one they certainly did not choose and do not want. When a teacher says “how can I be helpful,” that is a powerful question. ”