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As with Mental Health First Aid, however, this course was specifically design for those who work with adolescents and covers additional modules of self harm and eating disorders.

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

What the course covers:

 Mental health crisis situations:

  • Suicidal behaviour/thoughts
  • Self-harm
  • Panic attack/Acute stress reaction
  • Acute psychotic behaviour

The developing mental health problems in adolescents covered are:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety disorder
  • Psychosis
  • Substance use disorders
  • Eating Disorders

Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of these mental health problems, where and how to get help and what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective.