Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) Certification: Teens Supporting Teens During Challenging Times
The national virtual Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) Certification program is launching its second cohort of 9th-12th grade Jewish teens this November. Participants will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges in themselves, friends, peers, and youth they work with in camp, youth group, and madrichim settings. Participants will earn a tMHFA certificate after attending all 6 sessions and completing a small amount of asynchronous online work between sessions. tMHFA will take place via Zoom.
Course Overview:
• How to open the conversation about mental health and substance use challenges.
• Common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.
• The impact of school violence and bullying on mental wellbeing.
• How to seek the help of a responsible and trusted adult.
A prerequisite for registration is that participants must be in close contact with a professional that is Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) certified. This could be a youth director, education director, madrichim coordinator, teacher, RootOne trip provider, coach, etc. We can also train any professional in your organization so they can serve in this role if you don't have someone trained already.
Click here for the tMHFA one-pager.
Registration will close on Monday, October 21st. If you have any questions, please reach out to Erica Hruby at ehruby@jewishedproject.org
- Teen Engagement
- Mental Health
- Mental Health
Beth Lipschutz, MSW is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of youth and those who care about them. Her career has been focused on community building, leadership development, inclusion, and MESH education. This includes creating and facilitating different mental wellness programs and trainings, for both teens and adults. She is proud to be a part of BeWell, the mental health and wellness initiative of Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, to help young people and those who care about them increase their understanding of how to best support mental health and wellness in the community.
Erica Hruby, M.A. is a Jewish educator with nearly 30-years of teaching, curriculum writing, and professional development experience in Jewish community, academic, and residential environments. Erica serves as Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement at The Jewish Education Project. She is also the founder of Anchored Parenting, LLC where she serves as a parent educator and coach. Erica has an M.A. from Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and adolescents. She lives on the West Coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart with whom she shares two adult daughters.
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