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Former coach urges mandate for Youth Mental Health First Aid for coaches and school staff
Summary
A former Randolph Union High School coach and Team 2 coordinator told the committee Youth Mental Health First Aid is an available, free course that equips coaches to spot and respond to student distress and urged requiring the training for coaches and school staff statewide.
Kristin Chandler, who identified herself as coordinator of Team 2 (a statewide mental-health training program) and a former Randolph Union High School girls basketball coach, told the House Education Committee that Youth Mental Health First Aid is an accessible, scenario-based training she believes should be required for coaches and broadly offered to school staff.
Chandler described the course as an eight-hour, scenario-driven program available virtually and in…
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