By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer
The Living Room and the African American Suicide Prevention Project present a training session, “Youth Mental Health First Aid,” Saturday, March 9, and Saturday, March 23. The virtual sessions will teach participants how to understand and identify signs of addiction and mental illness in youth.
AASPP was created after suicide risk and crisis intervention were identified as a high priority through the Sacramento County Mental Health Services Act, Community Services and Support, and Prevention and Early Intervention community planning processes. AASPP seeks to expand services by providing cultural and ethnic-specific strategies for suicide prevention.Youth Mental Health First Aid runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. both dates. Register at eventbrite.com/e/youth-mental-health-first-aid-ymhfa-tickets-836905957247 or, for more information, visit aaspp-thelivingroom.org.
This article is part of the Senior Staff Writer Genoa Barrow’s special series, “Head Space: Exploring The Mental Health Needs of Today’s Black Men.”