Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid is a global program focusing on assisting young people who experience distress due to mental illness. The 8-hour interactive curriculum focuses on identifying symptoms associated with the most common mental illnesses in young people—and learning how to put into action a 5-part strategy to offer support to a young person who is struggling.
Youth Mental Health First Aid came to Clark County in 2013 after Kris Henriksen, our program coordinator, was one of 60 people selected across the country to receive a scholarship and be certified as an instructor through a partnership between the American Institute for Research and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. |