Youth Mental Health First Aid

What is Youth Mental Health First Aid?

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.

This workshop is being offered for free and lunch will be provided.

About the instructor:

Danit Erlich holds a Ph.D. in Criminology from Bar Ilan University in Israel and is a PCI Certified Parent Coach®, certified Life Coach and certified Youth Mental Health First Aid instructor. She is a mom of 3 girls (5,11,14 years old) and lives in Sammamish for over 8 years.

In Israel, Danit taught high school students  and undergraduate students for 9 years.

Danit founded Always Forward: Coaching and Consulting LLC where she’s helping parents and international individuals and couples overcome personal, parental and cultural obstacles.

To register for this event click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-mental-health-first-aid-tickets-61540905505