NC Youth Mental Health First Aid

Teaching community members to help someone in the youth population who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis

Youth

Mental Health First Aid teaches adults how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 12-18.

Teen

Mental Health First Aid teaches teens how to support their peers in accessing resources and supports when they are facing mental health or substance use challenges.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is a training to equip adults with knowledge and skills to assist youth developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Learn more now.