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Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification - FREE 

Various Dates & Locations 

NOW ENROLLING! Get your Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification for FREE through this Elgin Parks & Recreation and Elgin ISD Partnership! We encourage everyone to take part in this training to help our community thrive and improve resilience. 

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. 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. 

Register for the next certification course here: https://secure.rec1.com/TX/elgin-tx/catalog