PLEASE NOTE: Two Day workshop Tuesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 12, 2016 Participants must be available for the entire course, in order to receive certification. Lunch is not provided.

MHFA Canada: For Adults Who Interact with Youth focuses on mental health problems and first aid for youth ages 12 to 24. Mental health problems often first develop during adolescence or early adulthood, with half of all mental disorders beginning by age 14, and 75 per cent beginning by age 24. MHFA Canada: For Adults Who Interact with Youth has been reviewed by Canadian experts and provides guidelines for giving first aid. MHFA Canada encourages first aiders to take additional training in suicide prevention, physical first aid and dealing with substance-related problems.

Mental Health First Aid for Adults who Interact with Youth (aged 12-24) is a 14-hour course that discusses the following mental disorders:
 Substance related disorders
 Mood related disorders
 Anxiety and trauma related disorders
 Psychotic disorders
 Eating disorders
 Deliberate self injury

Crisis first aid skills for the following situations are learned:
 Substance overdose
 Suicidal behaviour
 Panic attack
 Acute stress reaction
 Psychotic episode


Course outline
Session One: Mental Health and Mental Health Problems
 What is Mental Health First Aid?
 Common mental health problems
 Five basic actions of mental health first aid
 Stigma and discrimination?
 What is a substance-related disorder?
 Signs and symptoms
 Risk factors
 MHFA for substance-related problems
 Crisis first aid for overdose
 Treatment and resources

Session Two: Mood Related Disorders
 What is a mood related disorder?
 Types of mood related disorders
 Signs and symptoms
 Risk factors
 Substance use and mood disorders
 Suicide in Canada
 MHFA for mood problems
 Crisis first aid for suicidal behaviour
 What is deliberate self-injury?
 Reasons for self-injury
 MHFA for self-injury
 Treatment and resources

Session Three: Anxiety and Trauma Related Disorders
 What are anxiety and trauma related disorders?
 Types of anxiety and trauma related disorders
 Signs and symptoms
 Risk factors
 Substance use and anxiety related disorders
 MHFA for anxiety and trauma related problems
 Crisis first aid for panic attacks
 Crisis first aid for acute stress reactions
 Treatment and resources

Session Four: Eating Disorders
 What is an eating disorder?
 Signs and symptoms
 Risk factors
 MHFA for eating disorders

Session Five: Psychotic Disorders
 What is a psychotic disorder?
 Types of psychotic disorders
 Signs and symptoms
 Risk factors
 Substance use and psychotic disorders
 MHFA for anxiety problems
 Crisis first aid for psychotic episodes

Who Should Attend: Faculty, Staff, and Students

Date:
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
8:30 am to 4:30 pm, ST 103

Limit: 24