The United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Office of Tribal Public Health’s Behavioral Health team is hosting a Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in January 2025. Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed for adults working with you. The training will consist of roughly 2 hours of self-paced pre-work and one 5-hour virtual training day.

Mental Health First Aid, as defined by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. Learn more about the training.

When: 

January 15 at 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Central/9:00 am – 2:00 pm Eastern

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who works for and/or is a Tribal Nation citizen of a USET member Tribal Nation who would like to learn new skills and/or expand on current skills related to mental health and ultimately help those in their communities.

You Will Learn How To:

• Identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders
• Reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis

Register:

Registration link

A Certification of Completion will be given to those who complete the course.

Questions:

Please contact Amanda Watts, Evaluation Specialist, at awatts@usetinc.org with any questions.