Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Recognize warning signs of mental health problems and substance use disorders in youth. Join an upcoming MCOE Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid training. Free for Mendocino and Lake County residents. No experience or background in counseling or mental health is necessary.

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 6-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

The Virtual MHFA training is comprised of two sessions - a 2 hour online self-paced session, followed by a 4.5 hour instructor-led training. All participants MUST complete the self-paced online training before being allowed in to the instructor-led training. The training date listed is for the instructor-led training.

Register in one of our summer offerings, below:

June 22, 2022, 9 am-2pm. Register here.

July 14, 2022, 9 am-2 pm. Register here.

July 28, 2022, 9 am-2 pm. Register here.

August 3, 2022, 9 am-2pm. Register here.

August 9, 2022, 9 am-2 pm. Register here.

August 24, 2022, 9 am-2pm. Register here.

For questions about registering for this training, please contact Natasha Carter at ncarter@mcoe.us or (707) 467-5111

Training made possible through the MHSSA (Mental Health Student Services Act) grant and in Partnership with AmeriCorps-Health 360-Healthy Minds Alliance.