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Youth Mental Health First Aid

Training statistics(YMHFA)
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583

Completed classes
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11216

Number of participants
Course syllabus

Session 1: What is Mental Health First Aid

  • What is Mental Health First Aid
  • Why Mental Health First Aid?
  • The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
  • What is depression?
  • Causes for depressive disorders

Session 2: Interventions for depressive and anxiety disorders

  • Interventions for depressive disorders
  • What is anxiety?
  • Types of anxiety disorders
  • Causes for anxiety disorders
  • First Aid for anxiety disorders

Session 3 - Eating disorder and Substance abuse

  • What is an eating disorder?
  • Types and symptoms of eating disorders.
  • Causes of eating disorders.
  • Emergency treatment for eating disorders.
  • What is substance abuse?
  • Types and symptoms of substance abuse.

Session 4 - First aid for psychosis

  • What is psychosis?
  • Types and symptoms of psychotic disorder
  • Causes of psychosis
  • Interventions and initial approach to psychosis
  • Test, conclusion and evaluation
Target audience
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People who are interested in learning about mental health

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People with mental or emotional distress

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Parents/Carers

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People who care about teenagers

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Age over 15

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Employees from various industries

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Volunteers

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Social workers, teachers, individuals with work-related needs

Training mode
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Presentation-based teaching

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Videos showing

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Simulated exercises

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Role playing demonstrations

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Practical assessment

Course format
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4

4 sessions
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3.5

3.5 hours/session
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14

14 hours in total
  • You have the option to choose between two full days (two sessions per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon) or four half days (one session per day, available in the morning, afternoon, or evening).
  • Each participant who attends 100% of the course will receive a certificate for completing the “Youth Mental Health First Aid” Course.
  • Each participant will receive a set of “Youth Mental Health First Aid” Manuals.
Download

If you wish to apply for our training courses, please download and complete the "Training Application Form" and email it to dce@mhahk.org.hk. Once we receive the form, we will provide an initial response.

Training application form
Course fees

Please fill out the quotation request form to obtain a quote. You can also contact the duty Education Officer of our Division of Community Education via email at dce@mhahk.org.hk or by phone at 2528 4656 for further inquiries.

Quotation form