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Objectives for the course:

• Introduce Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and the role of a Youth Mental Health First Aider.
• Give an overview of the prevalence and impact of mental health problems and substance use disorders in the United States.
• Increase knowledge of signs, symptoms, and possible risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems and substance use disorders.
• Decrease the stigma of mental health challenges.

The training requires completion of 2 hours of self-paced online course preparation and 4 hours of virtual training with trained Youth Mental Health First Aid trainers. Once registration is complete, you will receive an email with a link to the on-line training and a link to the virtual training. The 2-hour online training needs to be completed before the virtual training.

Registration required, to register:  https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/youth-mental-health-first-aid-virtual-training-11