Youth Mental Health First Aid

The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training in partnership with the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health for mental health professionals in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI. This training is offered in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.

 

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Learn how to help an experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.

 

Trainers: 

Riley Blythe, MSW, Prevention Program Coordinator for the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health (IABH), works to develop, implement and evaluate the Association’s prevention, wellness and leadership programs: Operation Snowball (OS) and the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute (CGTI). She supports OS chapters and CGTI Community Action Teams through trainings, technical assistance, outreach, and fundraising, and work with community members to increase prevention programming throughout Illinois. Prior to joining IABH, Riley worked with individuals in recovery from substance abuse, members of the HIV community, and provided individual and group therapy to at-risk youth in the greater Chicago area. Riley holds a Master’s degree in Social Work with a specialization in Children and Family from Loyola University Chicago.

Natalie Maggiore, first attended Snowball and CGTI in the 2006-2007 school year and has since grown through both programs. She has held a number of positions on the CGTI Leadership Team, including Conference Advisor, Care Team member, Youth Staff Advisor, PALS Advisor and Media Coordinator as well as serving as a workshop presenter. She also served as a member of the Operation Snowball Board of Directors from 2019-2020. Prior to joining IABH, Natalie worked as a Special Education instructor for high school students and a freelance journalist. Natalie holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and continues to pursue expanding mental health education and awareness through that avenue.

CEUs

This training will provide 6.5 CE units from IAODAPCA Continuing Education. There will be a $30.00 charge for the CE units from IABH. For more information, please Riley Blythe at IABH: [email protected]

 

Starts: Jun. 8, 2021 8:00 am
Ends: Jun. 8, 2021 12:30 pm
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