The Branch is excited to partner with KidsMatter to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 5-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.

How Blended Youth MHFA Works: 2 hours of online self-paced coursework followed by a scheduled 5-5.5 hour in person instructor led- class . The In Person Instructor lead portion of this course will be held on Thursday, April 20th from – 9:00am – 2:30pm at Naperville Bank & Trust; 555 Fort Hill Drive, 2nd Floor/Community Room , Naperville, IL

Sponsored by KidsMatter through a grant from Edward-Elmhurst Health Community Investment Fund and the DuPage Foundation

Prior to the in-person instructor led session, you will receive an email titled “MHFA: Let’s get started!” that will contain log in information and steps that need to be taken to complete your pre-work. This pre-work needs to be completed 24 hrs prior to the In Person Instructor led portion of this course