This skills-based training course teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of a potential mental health or substance use challenge in adults.
Topics Covered:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges, including addiction
- How to interact with a person in crisis
- How to connect a person with help
- Expanded content on trauma, substance use, and self-care
Who:
Open to anyone 18 years and older
Format:
8 hours in person (either 1×8 hour class, or 2×4 hour classes)
This skills-based course is designed to teach participants, who regularly interact with youth ages 12 to 18, how to identify, understand, and respond to an adolescent who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge.
Topics Covered:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
- How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis
- How to connect the you with help
- Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care, and the impact of social media and bullying
Who:
Open to anyone 18 years and older who regularly works with youth. Great for teachers, school staff, parents, coaches, and camp counselors.
Format:
6.5hr in person class (either 1x 6.5hr class or 2x 3.5hr classes)
This skills-based course is designed to build a powerful community of teens aged 15 to 18 by teaching them how to support a friend or classmate who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge.
Topics Covered:
- How to open the conversation about mental health and substance use challenges
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges
- The impact of school violence and bullying on mental wellbeing
- How to seek the help of a responsible and trusted adult
Who:
Teens in grades 10-12, ages 15-18 in a setting where at least 10% of adult staff are trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid
Format:
Three 90 minute in-person classes (can be split into 6×45 minute classes but 90 minutes is preferred)
Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year, thousands of Americans like you are saying “Yes” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
Topics Covered:
- How to recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Question, persuade, and refer someone who may be suicidal
- How to get help and save a life
Who:
Middle school, high school, or adult
Format:
Single 90 minute class
