Leadership Council Meeting
2025-09-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-12-30 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Children’s Board, 1002 East Palm Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33605, United States

Blended Youth Mental Health First Aid Training (October 1)
2025-10-01 09:00 - 15:00
This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to youth who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care.
Learners will complete a 2-hour, self-paced online course, and participate in a 5.5-hours, instructor-led in-person training.
The course covers:

Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
How to interact with a person in crisis.
How to connect a person with help.
Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care.

Learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE ):

Assess for risk of suicide or harm.
Listen nonjudgmentally.
Give reassurance and information.
Encourage appropriate professional help.

Encourage self-help and other support strategies.
This training is offered by Safe & Sound Hillsborough in partnership with the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. It is FREE and open to the public thanks to a grant provided by BayCare.
Participants must live or work in Hillsborough County.
Mental Health First Aid USA is managed, operated, and disseminated by the National Council for Behavioral Health.
