Upcoming educational opportunities for school nurses:

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Register:  CHD Course Catalog

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a public education curriculum designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (aged 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults aged 18 or older who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. 

CEs: This training offers nursing contact hours and is jointly provided by the Alaska Nurses Association and Alaska Training Cooperative. The Alaska Nurses Association is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. One professional development credit is available through UAA PACE for certificated teachers by an additional 7 hours of independent study and submission of 6 papers. 

Special instructions: Participants must successfully complete self-paced prerequisite work in MHFA Connect BEFORE admission into classroom.

Audience: All members of the public are welcome. Participants must be 18 years or older to attend. 

Cost: No cost to participants. Course is fully funded by a grant through Alaska DEED.

For questions about this training, contact Wendi Shackleford at wblackwe@alaska.edu or call 907-264-6224.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD, HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE INTERNET/EMAIL, COMPLETE ONLINE PREREQUISITE WORK TO ATTEND.