Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training

We offer the 1 and 2 day globally-recognised Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) training courses.

Our Workplace Mental Health team are now qualified to offer the MHFA England training courses. These globally-recognised and evidence-based courses teach people to spot the signs of mental health issues, offer help and guide a person towards support.We don’t teach people to be therapists, but we do teach people to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially reach out to someone before a crisis happens. We currently offer the ‘Champion’ and ‘First Aider’ courses.

One day course: Mental Health Champions

This one day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies your employees as MHFA Champions, giving them: 

• Knowledge and confidence to provide Mental Health First Aid for the most common mental health issues.
• An understanding of how to help build a mentally healthy workplace, challenge stigma and support positive wellbeing.

Format

• One day face to face course.
• Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities.
• We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.

2 day course: Mental Health First Aiders

This two day course qualifies your employees as Mental Health First Aiders, giving them:

• An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing.
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of a range of mental health issues.
• Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress using the Mental Health First Aid action plan.
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening.
• Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether through self-help resources, internal support such as EAP, or external sources such as their GP.
• An understanding of how to keep themselves safe while performing their duties

Format

• Two day face to face course across four manageable sessions
• Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
• Each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan
• We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn. 

Takeaways

Everyone who completes these courses gets:

• A certificate of attendance to say they are an MHFA Champion or First Aider.
• A manual to refer to whenever they need it
• A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support their own mental health
• A copy of the Line Managers’ Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health.