Upcoming Events

- What is therapeutic music, its uses, and outcomes
- Strategies for using music as a tool for social connection
- Ways music can be used to improve mood and regulate emotions during difficult life stages
- Actions we can take to implement principles of therapeutic music in our day-to-day lives
Our January Lunch & Learn aims to help families get off to the right foot with with a focus on parenting with presence for 2024. Tips for balancing obligations, limiting distractions of the screens, and the importance for being present in our daily interactions with youth will be discussed. More details to follow.
January 11, 2024 from 12pm-1pm. See you there!

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 ADHD), and eating disorders.
Contact: Bridget Downey with any questions or to request accommodations, at
(540) 341-8732 or bdowney@mhafc1.org
Details coming soon.

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 ADHD), and eating disorders.
Contact: Bridget Downey with any questions or to request accommodations, at
(540) 341-8732 or bdowney@mhafc1.org