YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (YMHFA) is an 8 hour program designed to teach adults how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions related challenge or crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD) and eating disorders.Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
Instructor: Chris Herman, Certified Instructor
Free event
Brook Lane Community Room, 13121 Brook Lane, Hagerstown, MD21742
13121 Brook Lane Hagerstown,
MD
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Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Please join us for this unique service with participation and traditions across different faiths.
This service will feature a community choir. If you’d like to participate, please arrive by 2:45 pm.
Free and open to the public.