Youth Mental Health First Aid for Wilcox County

The West Central Alabama Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will be hosting a Youth Mental Health First Aid training in Camden, AL on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 at the Wilcox Chamber of Commerce (1001 Earl Hilliard Road, Camden, AL 36726) from 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.  AHEC will train members of the public to improve mental health literacy – helping them identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness in youth. This training is open to all who are interested.

Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training certification course which teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for a young person. This certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments.

Upon completion of the Youth Mental Health First Aid training, participants will receive Youth Mental Health First Aid certifications through the National Council for Behavioral Health. The Deep South Center for OH&S is an approved provider of continuing education units for nurses by the AL Board of Nursing (Provider ABNP0420 Expiration Date 01/03/2019) and has awarded this program 8.0 contact hours. The Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners has approved this program for 8.50 CEUs.

To register for the April 6th Youth Mental Health First Aid training or for more information on upcoming training dates, contact Karen Finklea at Karen.finklea@wcaahec.org or call (205) 614-6219.