Youth Mental Health First Aid Class Registration Now Open

Registration is now open for a Youth Mental Health First Aid class offered by Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare on September 10. The class will be held from 9 am until 4:30 pm at the MLK Recreation Center Annex, 1200 Elm Street in Fernandina Beach, FL. The class is sponsored by Heart for the Harvest Ministries and is open to the public. The class is free but registration is required at MHFANassau.com.

Youth Mental Health First Aid trains individuals to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness. It is an eight-hour training certification course that teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for the individual. The certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments.

Like First Aid or CPR training, the Mental Health First Aid program teaches individuals skills they can use to help someone in a crisis and know how to direct them to professional intervention or care. Mental Health First Aid is an evidence-based program now available across the U.S. and around the world.

For more information or to participate in a Mental Health First Aid training in Nassau County, visit www.MHFANassau.com or call Starting Point at 904.225.8280.

Starting Point Behavioral Health provides mental health and substance abuse treatment services to children, teens and adults in the Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Hilliard and Nassau County, FL region. Starting Point is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency. For more information, visit www.spbh.org.