Social Emotional Learning
Our goal at the Marquette-Alger RESA is to increase and improve access to high-quality mental health care for PK-12 students, while also reducing financial costs and stigmas associated with seeking and participating in mental health services.
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Creating a system for youth emotional support services in your school district will ensure that you address the social emotional, behavioral and mental health of your students and their families.
MARESA Mental Health
First Aid Trainings:
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Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. To learn more, download the Mental Health First Aid for Youth one-pager.
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teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA)
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teen Mental Health First Aid is a training program for teens brought to the United States by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in partnership with Born This Way Foundation.
Teens will learn the skills they need to have supportive conversations with their friends and how to get help from a responsible and trusted adult. For more info, view the teen MHFA one-pager.
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Interested in a Mental Health First Aid program? Please, reach out to Kelly Sager at ksager@maresa.org.
For more information...
Interested in a Mental Health First Aid program? Please, reach out to Kelly Sager at ksager@maresa.org
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