Certificate
Mental Health First Aid: focus Youth
Information
Issued forSven Märki Issue date
May 15, 2026 Valid until
May 13, 2029 Course number
5250
Course information
ensa First Aiders provide Mental Health First Aid to adolescents suffering from a mental health problem. They are taught the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to provide help and support to a young person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The fourteenth-hour course, supported by the ensa manual, covers the following topics:- Facts about mental health of adolescents in Switzerland and about development in adolescence.
- Basic knowledge of mental illnesses: depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorder, psychosis, substance use disorder and behavioral addictions
- ROGER − First Aid in five steps
- First Aid in psychiatric difficulties in crisis situations
