YMHFA is an 8-hour course that teaches adults how to help youth who are developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and various types of crises.

The virtual version provided July 17th from 9am-3pm, will be a shortened six hour training. Arrangement for getting materials may be required.

This is an interactive training that will support educators to:

- Grow their understanding of the difference between mental health challenges, disorders and illnesses, and knowledge of signs, symptoms and risk factors of mental illnesses and addictions
- Increase knowledge of interventions and supports available to young people
- Increase skills to intervene in crisis and non-crisis situations

Topics Covered: Anxiety, Depression, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, ADHD, Eating Disorders, Substance Use, Crisis Intervention and De-escalation, Suicide Assessment and Prevention.

This training is made possible through Vermont Care Partners, Essex CHIPS, and the Center for Health and Learning. Please click this link to register: https://forms.gle/Am2AhhjCtC4khbFc7