Mental Health First Aid is an educational course which teaches people how to identify, understand and help a person who may be developing a mental health problem. In the same way as we learn physical first aid, mental health first aid teaches you how to recognise those crucial warning signs of mental ill health. The alphanumerical code at the end of the course title is for WCC admin purposes only.
The MHFA course will teach you how to:
Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
Feel confident helping someone experiencing a mental health problem
Provide help on a first aid basis
Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
Help someone recover faster
Guide someone towards the right support
Reduce the stigma of mental health problems
What will I learn on a MHFA course?
Our MHFA course is split up into four manageable chunks. These are:
•What is mental health?
•Suicide
•Anxiety and depression
•Psychosis
How will I learn?
The virtual training MHFA Standard course sessions will be a mix of presentation, group discussions and group work activities . Our instructors provide a very safe learning environment and are trained to support you throughout the whole course. If you don't feel comfortable joining in certain bits, then don't, we won't make you do something you aren't comfortable with.
Recent course feedback:
“This course is one of the best I have ever done and feel it has been so helpful and really insightful, will be using the resources I have been given”.
“I found the training excellent. It was an extremely useful tool. The resources given are user friendly and offer practical help and information.”