Mental Health First Aid Adults who Interact with Youth

MHFA Adults who Interact with Youth is intended for an adult audience whose primary focus is youth (aged 14-25). In addition to the four most common disorders discussed in MHFA BASIC, this course includes instruction about eating disorders and deliberate self-injury. Participants who take this course are well prepared to interact confidently about mental health with the young people in their lives, including at schools, extra-curricular activities, social services, family, friends, and communities.

Content includes:

- mental health and mental health problems

- substance related disorders

- mood related disorders

- deliberate self injury

- anxiety and trauma related disorders

- feeding and eating disorders

- psychotic disorders

Course length: approximately 14 hours

Certification length: does not expire