(WEBINAR) Understanding and Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis

CE Type:APAIACETSW

# of CE's: 3.0

0.3 IACET CE's

CE/CEU Type: SW, IACET, APA    # of CE/CEU's: 3.0 CE's    0.3 IACET CEU's

About This Course

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, issued, “A Surgeon General’s Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health”. The Advisory brings attention to the significant mental health issues experienced by our youth, further impacted by the pandemic. In 2024, 21% of youth ages 12 – 15 reporting experiencing a major depressive episode in the past year an increase from 2019 when 16% of youth did. Girls are twice as likely to experience clinical depression and the National Institute of Health found an increase in the prevalence of a diagnosed mental or behavioral health disorder among adolescents between 2016 and 2024.

Learning Objectives: 

• Look at the factors that shape youth mental health, including biological, psychological, environmental and social factors;
• Current trends and challenges of youth mental health;
• Provide strategies and resources we can all take to address and prioritize the very real needs of our youth.

Intended Audience: 

Educators, school staff, & behavioral health provider agency staff.

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

Credit Statements:

BHTEN is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BHTEN offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.  BHTEN is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this program.
(0.3 CEU = 3.0 Training Hours)

3.0 CE credit hours for Psychologists awarded.  BHTEN is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  BHTEN maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/25-9/22/28. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 General continuing education credits.