Briarcliff HS Faculty Undergoes Mental Health Training

From Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District:

BRAIRCLIFF MANOR, NY - Briarcliff High School’s faculty and teaching assistants made students’ mental health a focus by completing an eight-hour Mental Health First Aid course before students returned to school.

“This is a unique opportunity for educators,” said Principal Debora French, who noted Board of Education Vice President Jan Fisher was instrumental in bringing the course to BHS through her work with the Westchester Jewish Community Services.

Seventy faculty members and teaching assistants engaged in the course with certified trainers on Sept. 1 and 2, during which they learned how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in youths.

Photo courtesy of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District.