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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Training statistics(YMHFA)
583
Completed classes
11216
Number of participantsCourse 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
People who are interested in learning about mental health
People with mental or emotional distress
Parents/Carers
People who care about teenagers
18 years or older
Employees from various industries
Volunteers
Social workers, teachers, individuals with work-related needs
Training mode
Presentation-based teaching
Videos showing
Simulated exercises
Role playing demonstrations
Practical assessment
Course format
3.5
3.5 hours/session
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. This certificate is effective for three years from the date of issue.
- The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong encourages Mental Health First Aiders to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. We plan to introduce a half day refresher course in 2029, and it will be available to all MHFA certificate holders, except for those who have completed the “teen MHFA” course. Upon completion of the refresher course, participants will be issued a new certificate valid for another three years.
- 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.
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.
