Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

• Training is open to all adults who work with youth - parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, group leaders, coaches and other caring citizens.
• Training will cover common signs/symptoms of mental illness in youth, common signs & symptoms of substance use, how to interact with youth in crisis, how to connect the youth with help
• There is no cost to participate.  
• Earn 8 Contact Hours Total, including time for online, independent pre & post work

Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West, 2275 Collingwood Boulevard Toledo, OH 43620

Two Dates to Choose From

• October 23, 2025 or April 2, 2026
• 9 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
• Register here.

Bowling Green City Schools, 530 W Poe Rd, Bowling Green, OH 43402

• January 30, 2026
• 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 PM
• Register here.

Vanguard Sentinel Career and Technology Center, 1306 Cedar St, Fremont, OH 43420

• February 12, 2026
• 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 PM
• Register here.

The Youth Mental Health First Aid training has a value of $170 per learner.  Thanks to a generous grant, learners may attend at no charge. Bowling Green State University’s C2S2 (Mental Health & Wellbeing in Ohio Schools: Communication & Connection for Safe Schools) Preventing School Violence: STOP School Violence Program grant through the Bureau of Justice Administration (BJA) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) funds this training.