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Youth Mental Health First Aid classes for community Fall 2018
Posted on 08/03/2018
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A young person you know could be experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. You can help.

RCPS offers free Youth Mental Health First Aid classes. Full schedule below.

Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMHFAFW18

RCPS employees who attend may be eligible for a $100 stipend.

•  Saturday, September 8, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCPS Board Room, 954 N. Main St.
•  Saturday, September 15, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCPS Board Room.
•  Saturday, October 13, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCA.
•  Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCA.
•  Saturday, October 27, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCA.
•  Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at RCHS Media Center, 1174 Bulldog Circle, Conyers, GA.

This FREE course teaches participants the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, ADHD, disruptive behavior disorders, and substance use disorders.

Participants do not learn to diagnose, nor how to provide any therapy or counseling – rather, participants learn to support a youth developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis by applying a core five-step action plan:

- Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
- Listen non-judgmentally.
- Give reassurance and information.
- Encourage appropriate professional help.
- Encourage self-help and other support strategies

Through funding from HealthTRUST Rockdale, the grant-making arm of the Hospital Authority of Rockdale County, Rockdale County Public Schools is able to provide this training at no cost to youth-serving adults in Rockdale County. Mental Health First Aid is included on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMHFAFW18

For more information, contact [email protected]