DAYVILLE — United Services will be hosting a free Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHA) training open to the community in May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month activities. The two-part YMHFA training will take place at United Services’ Dayville clinic at 1007 North Main Street on May 19 and 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Participants must attend both four-hour sessions.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults — family members, caregivers, school staff, health and human services workers, etc. — who work with young people 12 to 25, providing instruction on how to help a child or teen who is experiencing a mental health or substance use problem or is in crisis. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

To register for Mental Health First Aid, contact John Goodman of United Services at 860-774-2020 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  This training will be offered for free thanks to scholarship funding provided by the annual Particle Accelerator benefit rock concert in memory of Jack Young Jr.