{"id":12716,"date":"2021-05-21T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-youth-mental-health-first-aid-gave-me-hope\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:55:47","slug":"voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-youth-mental-health-first-aid-gave-me-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/voices-of-mental-health-first-aid-youth-mental-health-first-aid-gave-me-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of Mental Health First Aid: Youth Mental Health First Aid Gave Me Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20155 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Karen-Richards-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"262\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">In December 2020, I took <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Youth Mental Health First Aid class. This training teaches\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">parents, teachers and other adults how to support young people with mental health challenges,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">including how to use nonjudgmental listening skills and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">how<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to approach a young person and encourage them to seek treatment if needed.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the first things we learn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is the difference just\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">person<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can make in a teen\u2019s life\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">imply asking, \u201cAre you OK?\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Sometimes, it\u2019s all you can do to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">calm your own internal storm long enough to connect and hold<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">space for them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the effort<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can truly make a difference.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the training, we talked about<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a quote from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the movie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Replacements<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like a duck on a pond.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d This is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">how<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0parents and caregivers often need to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">be\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">when talking to a teen about mental health. This is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">now what I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0try to do when talking to my teenage son<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Gabe.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gabe has depression and anxiety. When<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Gabe treads into territory that scares me<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">his feelings of despair and discontent<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">when he threatens with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ardent rush of words to convince both of us nothing matters and nothing will ever get better<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0I take a deep breath and present my\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">carefully\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">arranged features to him, holding my hands in my lap so he will not see the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0quivering.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I ask\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">him,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWhat can I do?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">wait in the silence for the answer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Because of COVID<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I took Youth MHFA virtually.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">During the training,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I wr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ote<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0bullet points in my notebook<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0each marked with a star:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf02a\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">*Tip the scales towards resilience for at-risk teens by becoming the one stable committed adult they can turn to<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf02a\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">*Approach them with an open heart and mind.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf02a\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">*Use person-first language: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">boy struggling with depression, instead of a depressed boy.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The training reminds me<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gabe is more than the sum of his challenges<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">though that is sometimes difficult for both of us to see\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">believe. Often his sadness and stubborn anxiety take up all the space in the room. There\u2019s nothing left for laughter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0lightness, or the faint memory of the blond boy he once was,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the one who ran\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through the neighborhood with a plastic sword and eye patch singing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u201cWhat do you do with a scurvy pirate?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We split into breakout rooms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0a role-playing exercise on suicide prevention. Each of us is paired with another\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">participant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. We must ask one another a single question, from the heart, gazing through the surreal lens of the computer\u2019s camera. A question we are not to answer, just to pose. One I have been asked before, but never asked anyone else<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Are you thinking about killing yourself?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I sp<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0it as s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">oft as a prayer, the way I spoke in the dark confessional as a child<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I fe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">el<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">like I might faint.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">My partner\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">kind eyes regard me from the Zoom window until we return to the large<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">r group to share our experiences.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I begin, \u201cI\u2019ve never asked this question before, even though I have a son who struggled with an episode of severe depression. I wasn\u2019t sure how to do it.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">But then I stop myself. That\u2019s not true. Or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">it\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a half-truth.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI was afraid to ask,\u201d I tell the group of kind strangers. \u201cBecause I was afraid to hear the answer.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I wish I knew then what I know now. I feel like now I could ask it, no matter what.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I take another deep breath and turn off my video as people share their experiences.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The truth will make you stronger,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0I tell myself.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We end the day-long session reviewing guidelines about delivering reassurance to teenagers, the importance of offering both facts and hope. In this country, an\u00a0adolescent dies of suicide\u00a0once every hour and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">29<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0minutes<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8212; t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he time it takes to watch a movie on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Netflix or<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0bake a cake from scratch. The conditions of the pandemic have increased loneliness and depression for teens, isolating them further from the world around them, from the face-to-face\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">peer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">interaction<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">they need to develop and thrive. Knowledge can take them only so far. They need to know<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0things<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, but they also need to feel. Enter hope<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">an invisible protective cloak<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a bit like a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">superpower<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">: the ability to envision a different, better future that does not currently exist.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I remember saying to Gabe once, \u201cI know you might not believe it, but you won\u2019t feel this way forever. You have things ahead of you, a whole life you can\u2019t see or imagine yet. But it\u2019s there waiting for you.\u201d He just looked at me and went back to his phone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But I keep saying the kinds of words I now know plant seeds for him of the life he could have. It\u2019s my job to keep the lights on when he comes home late, make his favorite meals, bring the puppy to his bedroom in the mornings before school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s as if I\u2019m saying,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">See, life is still here for you, even if you don\u2019t want it or don\u2019t care. Just reach out your hand. Let me show you. 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