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Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid
May 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
$40 – $50
Are you a coach? A parent? A PTA member? A school employee?
If you are an adult who parents/works with/mentors youth ages 6-18, this mental health first aid class is for you.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based program designed to help community members identify and assist in mental health issues that friends, family members, coworkers, or neighbors are experiencing. Updated content includes this virtual model that has 2 hours of self-directed pre-work and then 4 hours of instructor-led Zoom training.
CEUs may be available for some professions in some states, but are not provided by MHA Kentucky.
This course is offered to residents of and employees in Kentucky for $40 and those outside of Kentucky for $50. Course costs have been reduced from the expected rate of $175.
Instructors will be Marcie Timmerman mtimmerman@mhaky.org and Kayla Walton KaylaP.Walton@ky.gov. Please add them as trusted contacts and expect to see emails from them two weeks before the course starts.
To apply for a course scholarship, please email mtimmerman@mhaky.org with MHFA SCHOLARSHIP as the subject line. A limited number of scholarships are available from the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities via SAMHSA.
