The 1-day Mental Health First Aid Champion Course is fantastic for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of common mental health illnesses and be given the confidence to promote mental health awareness. The course will give you the ability to spot signs of mental ill health and the skills to support positive well-being for yourself and others.

Content of the course

• About Mental Health First Aid
• About mental health and stress in the workplace
• Stigma and discrimination
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Other mental health issues (eating disorders, self-harm, psychosis)
• Early warning signs of mental ill health
• Alcohol, drugs and mental health
• Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Recovery
• Building a mentally healthy workplace
• Action planning for using Mental Health First Aid

Our 1-day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies you as an Mental Health First Aid Champion.

Mental Health First Aid 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 well-being

Our course is delivered by an experienced MHFA trainer and numbers are limited to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.

The course is delivered through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions and is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan.

Everyone who completes the course gets an MHFA manual to keep and refer to whenever they need it, and a certificate to say they are an MHFA Champion.

Line managers can also get a copy of the Line Managers’ Resource, an invaluable source of advice on how to support an employee experiencing mental ill health.

Registration is at 9.00am and the course  finishes at 5.00 pm. If you arrive late then you may not be able to complete the course.

Duration                       7.5 hrs
Cost per Student       £150 Introductory Offer
Maximum Students   16
Minimum Students    6 ( this course has a minimum number of students to run)

Private Course Cost    From £1000