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Member Activities

• Supportive guidance and counseling
• Health and human services
• Parent and family engagement
• College and career readiness
• Enrichment
• Academic support

Member Training and Support

All members will receive the training required to become a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) or Behavioral Health Technician Assistant (BHT-A). These qualifications allow individuals to: 

• Perform collaborative behavioral health services
• Provide training on prevention of mental health and substance use disorders
• Support screenings, intakes, orientations, care coordination, client education, and record keeping

School based mental health navigator pathway:

• Members will complete the training necessary to become facilitators of selected social-emotional learning curriculums. 
• YMHC members will have access to a custom Youth Mental Health First Aid training to navigate both in-school and out-of-school conversations about youth mental health.

Peer support/recovery navigator pathway:

• YMHC members will complete the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services (DBDS) Peer Recovery training. 
• During the service term, members will complete the 500 hours of volunteer or paid experience specific to peer recovery services to be eligible to earn the Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) certification.
• Members will have the option to complete the 40-hour training to become a Youth Support Partner, providing peer support through evidence-based practices. 

Community mental health navigator pathway: 

• Members will complete training and experience to earn a Community Health Worker credential through a partnership with the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority.
• YMHC members will be connected to a resource network through the Area Health Education Centers to build their professional network of Community Health Workers.