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<b><span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">Youth Mental Health First Aid Training<br>
Tuesday, January 10, 2023<br>
8:30am-3:30pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">Youth Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common
supports. This is a 2-hour self-paced course, combined with a 6-hour instructor led virtual course* and uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional,
peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches participants a five-step action plan, ALGEE, to support someone developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in an emotional crisis:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Assess for risk of suicide or harm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0A0A0A;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Listen nonjudgmentally<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0A0A0A;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Give reassurance and information<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0A0A0A;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Encourage appropriate professional help<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0A0A0A;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b"">Encourage self-help and other support strategies<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">Like CPR, Mental Health First Aid prepares participants to interact with a person in crisis and connect the person with help. First Aiders do not take on the role of professionals — they do not diagnose
or provide any counseling or therapy. Instead, the program offers concrete tools and answers key questions, like “what do I do?” and “where can someone find help?” Certified Mental Health First Aid instructors provide a list of community healthcare providers
and national resources, support groups, and online tools for mental health and addictions treatment and support. All trainees receive a program manual to compliment the course material.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">*Full participation in the virtual course is expected, this includes having a microphone and video functions.
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<h2>Who Should Attend<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">This virtual training is designed for Michigan library staff. Each class is limited so register early. A waiting list will become available once seats are filled. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2>Cancellation Policy<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">Participants who do not complete the self-paced portion, attend the full instructor led day or do not complete the post-work and evaluation will not be eligible to receive a certificate of completion. Cancellations
must be received at least three business days prior to the class. Alternates are encouraged for those who register but cannot attend. Participants who do not complete the self-paced portion or attend the full instructor led day will not be eligible to receive
a certificate of completion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">Register here</span></b><span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">:</span>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://events.anr.msu.edu/YMHFALibraries23/" target="_blank">https://events.anr.msu.edu/YMHFALibraries23/</a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<i>This program is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.</i>
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<span style="font-family:"gotham ssm b";color:#0A0A0A">For more resources regarding Mental Health First Aid, please go to <a href="https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/"><span style="color:#18453B">MentalHealthFirstAid.org</span></a>.<br>
If you have any questions please let me know,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">Cathy Lancaster</span></b><span style="color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Youth Services Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="color:black">Library of Michigan<br>
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