2023 SPECIAL Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings (18+)
- Identify. Understand. Respond.
- Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. For $75 become a certified Youth Mental Health First Aider and
- a vital protective factor in the lives of our youth.
- Blended options all include 2.5 hours of individual self-paced online pre-work PLUS
- 6.5 hours of in-person/virtual Instructor Led Training (ILT) sessions. ILT sessions can be facilitated in one session or divided into two.
- Please choose your training and click link below to register for the session(s). Once the session has met the minimum requirment of 5 participants (per MHFA policy), you will receive an email directly from Mental Health First Aid with the pre-work links. You will also receive an email from Jennifer Ford with information including payment options and the ILT session details.
Open to stakeholders, residents and workers in
North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wilmington.
Tuesdays, 10/10/23 & 10/17/23 at 9a-1p (IN-PERSON - Burbank YMCA) FREE
Wednesdays, 11/1/23 & 11/8/23 at 9a-1p (IN-PERSON - Burbank YMCA) FREE
* sponsored by Burbank YMCA
Wednesdays, 11/1/23 & 11/8/23 at 5p-9:30p (IN-PERSON - NRPD Community Room) FREE
* sponsored by North Reading Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition (The Coalition) and
Community Impact Team (CIT)
Tuesday, 10/24/23 at 9a-3:30p (VIRTUAL via Zoom) $75pp
Monday, 11/6/23 & Tuesday, 11/7/23 at 6p-9:30p (VIRTUAL via Zoom) $75pp
Tuesday, 12/5/23 & Thursday, 12/7/23 at 9a-12:30p (VIRTUAL via Zoom) $75pp
Have enough interested participants (15) to fill a class?
Even better, YOU pick the date/time that works best for your group (based on availability).
Don't see a session that works with your schedule?
No worries, reach out to learn more about a customized program specific to you and/or your organization!
Would rather train in person?
Awesome! Opportunities to do so at your place of choice or mine.
We seek a world that everyone feels a sense of belonging.
