FILE – Players on the Stanford University women’s soccer team wore warm-up jerseys with “Mental Health Matters” on the back and a butterfly patch on the sleeve in memory of the late goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who committed suicide earlier this year, before an NCAA college soccer game between UCLA and Stanford, Calif., Oct. 14, 2022. (Yarhonda M. James/Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle, File)
LIVONIA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) — Virtual classes will be offered this July and August to teach adults how to deal with situations such as mental health distress, substance use and trauma.
The skills taught in these classes are geared towards interactions with people who may be under the participant’s care and with whom the participant may interact frequently. The aim is to enable participants to learn how to recognise mental health situations and act appropriately.
Two different classes will be offered, one for adults who work with youth and one for adults who work with adults. Youth classes will be offered on July 9 from 9am to 3:30pm, July 16 and 17 from 8:30am to 12:30pm, and August 6 from 9am to 3:30pm. Adult classes will be offered on July 11 from 9am to 3:30pm, July 25 and 26 from 8:30am to 12:30pm, and August 8 from 9am to 3:30pm. Registration for Adult Mental Health First Aid can be found here. Registration for Youth Mental Health First Aid can be found here.
Each class costs $60, with one exception: Livingston County members can register their group of eight for free if they apply by the deadline. There are only 15 seats available per class. A minimum of five people is required for a class to take place.
These classes are offered as part of a partnership between the National Council on Mental Health, Genesee Valley Health Partnership (GVHP) and Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Trinity (CASA-Trinity). For more information, contact trozanski@casa-trinity.org.
