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Give Teens a Role in Better Mental Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teach teens the confidence they need to start difficult conversations about mental health and substance use.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How teen Mental Health First Aid Helps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many teens with mental health challenges feel alone, dealing with depression, anxiety or substance use in silence. With suicide now the second leading cause of death<\/a> for young people, it\u2019s time to equip teens to support each other. Our evidence-based training helps you build a peer support network that gives students hope and a way forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Change Their Perspective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Motivate teens to care for each other and promote belonging \u2014 making bullying and social isolation a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Break the Stigma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most teens<\/a> would rather open up to their friends than to a mental health professional. Help them understand it\u2019s OK to not be OK, and how to create a safe space to talk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Give Them the Vocab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It can be hard to talk about mental health, and most teens don\u2019t know how. They\u2019ll learn the signs and symptoms and how to talk to someone who needs them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Motivate Them To Step In<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2024 alone, 2.6M teens<\/a> had thoughts of suicide. When a teen shows symptoms, their friends can be the first to offer help. Our MHFA Action Plan shows teens what to do before or during a peer\u2019s crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Teach Them When To Tell an Adult<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Help teens know when to escalate their concerns to a parent, guardian or trusted adult they can trust to find resources and professional help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Help Them Reach Their Potential<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When schools create support systems<\/a> for teens to care for their mental health, they\u2019ll build the resilience they need to be their best \u2014 at school and in life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How teen MHFA Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Through our program, Instructors in schools and organizations across the country have trained over 150,000 teens. These are the steps to becoming a teen MHFA host site and increasing your impact on teen mental health.

teen MHFA can be used to meet state mental health or substance use education requirements. It can be taught as a standalone course or as part of a school health curriculum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Step One<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apply to become a teen MHFA site<\/a>. Watch our webinars<\/a> to make sure your school or organization meets the requirements.

Once your site is approved, our team will work with you to schedule Instructor trainings for your Instructor candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Train a group of Instructors in your school or organization. The training is available in person or online, and Instructors are ready to teach in as little as 3 days.
Instructor candidates are encouraged to take Youth Mental Health First Aid, though it is not required.

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Hold info sessions and share resources with parents and guardians.

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Set up your Instructors to train teens in our interactive curriculum in six sessions (45 minutes each) or 3 sessions (90 minutes each). Your Instructors can teach in person or online, or they can choose to teach in a blended environment, which pairs student pre-work with live instruction.

Teens in grades 9-12, or ages 14-18, can participate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Watch your teens build a peer-led support network, leading to positive change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Need More Information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Watch our webinars.<\/p>\n\n\n\nView Instructor Trainings<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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teen MHFA Instructor Overview<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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teen MHFA Implementation and Administration Requirements<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Become a teen MHFA Site<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Schools, youth-serving organizations or their partners can apply to be a teen MHFA site. Before applying, please review the requirements webinar<\/a>. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing\u2019s team will help you determine whether teen MHFA is a good fit for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n