Training Available for the Community
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth 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.
Youth Mental Health First Aid covers:
- Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).
- Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
- How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis.
- How to connect the youth with help.
- Expanded content on trauma, substance use,
WHO SHOULD KNOW MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?
- Teachers.
- School Staff.
- Coaches.
- Camp Counselors.
- Youth Group Leaders.
- Parents.
- Adults who Work with Youth
Suicide Safety for Teachers
This training is designed to meet the basic needs of school administration, faculty, and staff. Emphasis is on recognizing warning signs, clarifying the referral process in place at school, and making a warm handoff. The training is mainly lecture-based and can be interactive.
For more information please contact Linda Tillmon, LCSW at LTillmon@ryeyouthcouncil.org
Executive Functioning for Parents
Executive Functioning and the Middle School Experience - September 26th, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Rye Free Reading Room. Join Kathleen Brighman, founder of Brigham Learning, for a comprehensive overview of executive functioning skills for the middle school student.
- How is middle school academics different from elementary school?
- Why is 6th grade an executive function challenge?
- What can parents can do to support students with the start of 6th grade without doing TOO much?
- What is helpful and what is not?
- When to step in and when to step away?
Regiserer here: Rye Youth Council Inc - Executive Functioning and the Middle School Experience (networkforgood.com)
Contact Us
Have a question or want to get in touch? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us today and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. office@ryeyouthcouncil.org