Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 18, 2017
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
Saturday March 18
8:30am-5:00pm
Location
Kankakee Public Library
201 East Merchant Street
Kankakee IL
Fees/Admission
Free to attend
Space is limited-must be 18 or over to attend
To register: https://manteno.eventbrite.com
Website
Description
In memory of Samuel R. Myers, PROJECT 375 and the Myers family are hosting a Youth Mental Health First Aid training course and invite you to join.
PROJECT 375 is passionately dedicated to eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health by raising awareness and improving care for youth. Mental health is an essential part of children’s overall health and directly affects their ability to succeed in school, sports, at home and in society. We believe early prevention and intervention will save lives. For every one person we educate on mental illness one less has to suffer from it.
Youth Mental Health First Aid training (mentalhealthfirstaid.org) is an 8- hour public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk fac- tors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge. 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.
