Submitted by Mary Pitcher
Business Development Manager
August 16, 2016 3:45 p.m.
Nassau Alcohol Crime Drug Abatement Coalition (NACDAC) is offering a free “Youth Mental Health First Aid” training which is 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 who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.
This FREE eight-hour interactive course will be held on Saturday, August 20, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Fernandina Beach Police Department Community Room. Lunch will be provided.
The course introduces participants to the risk factors and warning signs of a variety of mental health challenges common among adolescents, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, eating disorders, AD/HD, disruptive behavior disorders, substances use disorder, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
To register for this course please visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/community_YMHFA or email [email protected] or phone NACDAC at (904)277-3699.
NACDAC seeks to educate and lead the community efforts to eliminate drug, tobacco, and alcohol use among our youth while reducing criminal behavior associated with substance abuse. For more information please visit www.NACDAC.org.