Youth Mental Health First Aid USA Class coming to Dubois County

Youth Mental Health First Aid USA training for the public will take place in Dubois County on November 1, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Hospital Medical Arts Building, 721 W. 13th Street in Jasper.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. 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 covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

The trainers are Lisa Flamion and Heather Goodhue from Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools and Kara Glendening from Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center.

Members of the Dubois County Public Health Partnership hope the Youth Mental Health First Aid training will become ingrained in the community and that classes will be offered on an ongoing basis. Enrollment fees of $35 per person will be reinvested in the program to pay for the manuals participants receive, other supplies and instructor training.

Register for the class at http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org.   For questions, email Dubois County Health Department Administrative Director Donna Oeding at dcoeding@duboiscountyin.org or call 812-481-7050.