Thank you for your interest in Youth Mental Health First Aid.  Please note, this program is for adults only.  

The Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainers are:

• Adhara Jimenez-Banse, MSW, CCE 2Gen Resilience Educator
  Kristina Garritano Hoti, MSW

Skills gained in becoming a Youth Mental Health First Aider include:

• Recognizing signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.


• Differentiating between typical adolescent development/behaviors, and signs of likely mental health challenges where first aider outreach can provide crucial preventive impacts.


• Understanding of the best ways to interact with a young person experiencing mental health or substance use challenge(s) or crisis.


• Knowledge and comfort with connecting an at-risk youth to local professional help and community services.


• Increased understanding of trauma, substance use, self-care, & social media usage/cyber-bullying impacts.