PORT ANGELES — Registration is open for a free day of training in Youth Mental Health First Aid, set Friday, March 18.
The training is for those — teachers, coaches, leaders of faith communities, social workers and others — who work with young people 12 to 18 years old. It is not for mental health professionals.
The skills training will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center, 905 W. Ninth St.
Space is limited, and registration is required.
Youth Mental Health First Aid professionals teach a five-step action plan to offer initial help to young people showing signs of a mental health challenge or in a crisis and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social or self-help care.
Facilitators will be M. Linton Petersen, licensed mental health counselor and designated mental health professional, of West End Outreach and Stephanie McDonald of Olympic Educational Services District 114’s Pathways to Success.
Olympic Educational Services District 114 is offering the training in partnership with Project Aware and the Port Angeles School District. Clock hours are available.
To register, contact Leeann Grasseth, Stevens Middle School prevention/intervention specialist, at lgrasseth@portangelesschools.org or 360-565-1786.
