Adult Mental Health Awareness
We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental ‘ill-health’ can strike at any time and can affect those from all walks of life.
But would you know how to help?
Although things are improving, stigma still exists around mental ‘ill-health’. As a society, we don’t tend to know how to take care of our mental health like we do our physical health. This means that people may not know how to support a friend, family member or colleague experiencing a mental health issue, or where to go for support with their own mental health.
Attend a Mental Health Training Course
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training course that teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
We won’t teach you to be a therapist, but we will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.
Over our adult mental health training courses, you’ll also learn to recognise warning signs of mental ‘ill-health’, while developing the skills and confidence to approach and support someone. All this, while keeping your health and the health of others safe.
You’ll also learn how to empower someone to access the support they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP, their school or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and more.
What’s more, you’ll gain an understanding of how to support positive wellbeing and tackle the stigma around adult mental health in the world around you.
Our Adult MHFA Two Day course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS HAVE:
- An ‘in-depth’ understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix
COST
We value this course at £250
WHAT TO EXPECT
Learning takes place across four manageable sessions. Through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions, 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.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
- A certificate of attendance to say you are a Mental Health First Aider
Our one-day mental health awareness and skills course qualify you as an Adult MHFA Champion.
MHFA CHAMPIONS HAVE:
- An understanding of common mental health issues
- Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness
- Ability to spot signs of mental ‘ill-health’
- Skills to support positive wellbeing
COST
We value this course at £180
WHAT TO EXPECT
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.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
- A certificate of attendance to say you are an MHFA Champion
If you are a Mental Health First Aider or MHFA Champion you have skills for life that support you and the people around you.
We believe that mental health should be treated equally to physical health – and just like physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid training should be kept up to date.
THE MHFA REFRESHER COURSE WILL EMPOWER YOU TO:
- Keep your awareness of mental health supports current
- Update your knowledge of mental health and what influences it
- Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
- Please note that the MHFA Refresher is only for people who have completed an Adult MHFA Two Day or One Day, or Armed Forces MHFA Two Day course.
HOW OFTEN SHOULD MHFA ENGLAND SKILLS BE REFRESHED?
Just like physical first aid, we recommend that Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions attend a Refresher course every three years.
If it’s time to refresh your skills, book onto an MHFA Refresher course now and feel confident that you are performing your vital role safely.
COST
We value this course at £125
WHAT TO EXPECT
During this four hour 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.
Our half day course is an introductory four-hour session to raise awareness of mental health. It is designed to give you:
- An understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma
- Basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
- An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
- Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
COST
We value this course at £100
WHAT TO EXPECT
Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions, and workshop activities. We limit numbers to 25 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
- A certificate of attendance to say you are Mental Health Aware
WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO HELP?
We’re aware of the challenges a university environment can bring to staff and student mental health alike. Moving away from support networks for the first time, academic pressure, financial worries, rising debt and the uncertainty of the graduate job market can all trigger mental ‘ill-health’ or worsen existing mental health issues in students. Long working hours, a culture of overwork, isolation, and increasing pressures from league tables means that stress and burnout is common from PhD students to vice-chancellors.
- 78% of students reported experiencing mental health issues in a given year – but less than half had sought support
- 66% of academics with mental health issues say their ‘ill-health’ is directly related to work
- MHFA CHAMPIONS
Our intensive Higher Education mental health awareness and skills course was created in consultation with leading student mental health charity Student Minds. It was piloted in 16 universities and evaluated by the University of Chester.
This one day course qualifies people as Higher Education MHFA Champions, giving them:
A deeper understanding of the issues that relate to student and staff mental health
Skills to spot early signs of mental ‘ill-health’
Confidence to signpost someone to support – whether that’s through self-help resources, university counselling services, the NHS, or a mix
Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness
COST
We value this course at £200 per person
WHAT TO EXPECT
- 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
Learn more about our other mental health training courses or book an MHFA training course with Training for Life today; we also offer courses for public speaking, confidence building & workplace mental health first aid.
