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Be calm - Be patient - Be kind
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Equips adults who teach, care for, or support young people with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to recognise, understand and respond to a young person experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Will teach you how to assist adolescents who may be experiencing a mental health problem or mental health crisis until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves, using a practical, evidence-based Action Plan. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
The founders of Anowara, ran an award winning youth employment program for 7 years in Far North Qld. The Skilling Queenslander for Work program acheived an 85% full time employement outcome.
Adressing youth wellbeing and mental health was instrumental in this success.
We understand youth, how to communicate with them and the challenges they face.
Mental health problems covered
• Depression and anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Psychosis
• Substance use problems
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Mental health crises covered
• Suicidal thoughts and behaviors
• Non-suicidal self-injury
• Panic attacks
• Traumatic events
• Severe psychotic states
• Severe effects from alcohol or other drug use
• Aggressive behaviors
Delivery methods there are 3 options
Face to face: engaging and popular, there is no pre-study required and generally runs over 2 x 6-hour sessions.
Blended online: 3-4 hours of pre-study (online) followed by a face-to-face session total 6 hours.
Fully online: 3-4 hours of pre-study (online) followed by 2 x online sessions at 2.5 hours each. This is very popular for those with multiple locations or in a remote location.
