{"id":47715,"date":"2026-09-23T15:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=47715"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:53:33","slug":"wsu-c-a-r-e-s-youth-mental-health-first-aid-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/event\/wsu-c-a-r-e-s-youth-mental-health-first-aid-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU C.A.R.E.S.: Youth Mental Health First Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Join 2.6 Million First Aiders who have chosen to be the difference in their community.<\/h2>\n<h3>LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE<\/h3>\n<p>Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adolescents ages 12-18. You&#8217;ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to young people who are struggling. You&#8217;ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.<\/p>\n<h3>AFTER THE COURSE, YOU&#8217;LL BE ABLE TO:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).<\/li>\n<li>Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Understand how to interact with a young person in crisis.<\/li>\n<li>Know how to connect a young person with help.<\/li>\n<li>Better understand trauma, substance use, self-care and the impact of social media and bullying.<br \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn how to respond with the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan<\/strong> (ALGEE):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assess <\/strong>for risk of suicide or harm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen <\/strong>non-judgmentally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give <\/strong>reassurance and information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage <\/strong>appropriate professional<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage <\/strong>self-help and other support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-47756 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/09\/SV_czOLktukh3bxVJ4-qrcode.png\" alt=\"Mental Health First Aid Registration QR code\" width=\"138\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/09\/SV_czOLktukh3bxVJ4-qrcode.png 200w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2026\/09\/SV_czOLktukh3bxVJ4-qrcode-198x198.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>FREE TO ATTEND! Register today! <a href=\"mailto:wsucares.contact@wsu.edu\">wsucares.contact@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delivery format: Two-hour online training followed by an in-person session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join 2.6 Million First Aiders who have chosen to be the difference in their community. LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE Youth Mental Health First Aid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":[],"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[448,492],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/47715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/47715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47758,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/47715\/revisions\/47758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47715"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/snohomish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=47715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}