State Fair Community College will host a Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) seminar on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in the Thompson Conference Center-A at the Heckart Science and Allied Health Center on the Sedalia campus. The seminar is free but registration is required.

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance abuse challenges among adolescents ages twelve to eighteen. Attendees will build skills and confidence reaching out and providing initial support to young people who are struggling. Tips on how to connect to adolescents to appropriate support will be presented.

For more information contact Cara Barth-Fagan, SFCC’s Elementary Education Program Coordinator at cbarthfagan@sfccmo.edu or call 660-596-7329.