Courses

Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. The two day course will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis. Whether in the workplace or for personal gain, you’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone while keeping yourself safe.

The course covers:

• Mental Health First Aid
• About Mental Health
• Depression
• First Aid for Suicide Crisis
• Substance Misuse
• Anxiety Disorders
• Self Harm
• Eating Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Psychosis
• Building a mentally health community
• Mental Health Action Plans
• Recovery
• Case studies
• Useful statistics
• Helpful resources

Mental Health Champion

This one day course can be delivered face to face or online and qualifies you as a Mental Health Champion. It will give you an understanding of common mental health issues, will increase your knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness and your ability to spot signs of mental ill health.

This course covers:

• Mental Health First Aid
• Mental Health and stress in the workplace
• Stigma and discrimination
• Depression and Anxiety Disorders
• Early warning signs of mental ill health
• Alcohol, drugs and mental health
• Mental Health Action Plan
• Recovery
• Building a mentally healthy workplace
• Useful statistics
• Resources

Mental Health Awareness

This course can be delivered face to face or online. It aims to raise awareness of mental health. You will look at what mental health is and how to challenge stigma. It will give you basic knowledge of some common mental health issues and an introduction to looking after your own mental health and wellbeing. It aims to increase your confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue.

The course covers:

• What is mental health?
• Mental Health Continuum
• Factors which affect mental health
• Stigma
• Stress and stress management
• Mental Health conditions
• Recovery
• Take 10 together
• Supporting mental health in the workplace
• Useful statistics
• Helpful resources

Youth Mental Health First Aid

This course can be delivered face to face or online. It is suitable for anyone who teaches, works, lives with or cares for 8 to 18 year olds.  One in ten young people experience a mental health issue at any one time and suicide is the leading cause of death in those aged 5-15years.

This course covers:

• An in-depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues 
• Confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening 
• Knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s through self-help sites, their place of learning, the NHS, or a mix – engaging with parents, carers and external agencies where appropriate
• Ability to support a young person with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
• Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing ​