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SUMMARY:Youth Mental Health First Aid with Hartford HealthCare (GCBLS)
DESCRIPTION:Registration Deadline: Thursday\, October 8\n\n\n	Early 
 registration is required as you will receive approximate two hours of 
 self-paced prework to be completed in advance of the workshop date.\n	After 
 the registration deadline\, you will receive via email prework instructions 
 and webinar access information.\n	Completing the prework and workshop in 
 full will provide you with a three-year Youth Mental Health First Aid 
 Certification.\n\n\nWhy Youth Mental Health First Aid?\n\nYouth Mental 
 Health First Aid teaches you how to identify\, understand and respond to 
 signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and 
 adolescents ages 12-18.\n\n\n	1 IN 5 teens and young adults lives with a 
 mental health condition. (Source: National Alliance for Mental 
 Illness)\n	50% of all mental illnesses begin by age 14\, and 75% by the 
 mid-20s. (Source: Archives of General Psychiatry)\n\n\nWhat Mental Health 
 First Aid Covers\n\nMental Health First Aid covers:\n\n\n	Common signs and 
 symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group\, including 
 anxiety\, depression\, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive 
 disorder (ADHD).\n	\n	Common signs and symptoms of substance use 
 challenges.\n	How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.\n	How 
 to connect the youth with help.\n	Expanded content on trauma\, substance 
 use\, self-care and the impact of social media and 
 bullying.\n\n\nPresenter: \n\nPresented in partnership with Hartford 
 HealthCare and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as part of DLD's 
 Growing Community-Based Library Services (GCBLS).\n\nRecording and 
 Slides:\n\nPlease plan to attend this program as scheduled as it will not 
 be recorded and slides will not be shared.\n\nWho Should Come?\n\nPerfect 
 for anyone interested in youth mental health and receiving the three-year 
 Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification\, including Library 
 Directors/Administrators\, Children’s and YA Staff\, Circulation Staff\, 
 and Library Board Members.\n\nNote: Library staff working in an academic 
 setting will be best served by attending Youth Mental Health First Aid. The 
 mental health content is the same while the language used and the methods 
 for how to identify struggles in youth will be more relevant for the new 
 adult age.\n\nAccessibility \n\nThis webinar will be captioned. If you 
 require another access service to participate fully\, please use the 
 Accommodation Request Form at least 14 days prior to the 
 event.\n\nRegistration Deadline: Thursday\, October 8
LOCATION:Online - at your computer
ORGANIZER;CN="Ashley Sklar":MAILTO:ashley.sklar@ct.gov
CATEGORIES:DLD Online Webinar
CONTACT;CN="Ashley Sklar":MAILTO:ashley.sklar@ct.gov
STATUS:CONFIRMED
UID:LibCal-17654949
URL:https://cslib.libcal.com/event/17654949
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