Youth Mental Health First Aid
The Youth Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan.
Course Details
Price: $300
Duration: 2 days
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
What the course covers:
This course is designed to support young people aged 12 to 18. Mental health problems covered:
- Depression and anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Psychosis
- Substance use problems
Mental health crises covered:
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
- Non-suicidal self-injury
- Panic attacks
- Traumatic events
- Severe psychotic states
- Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
- Aggressive behaviours
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