This two day course trains you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®), giving you:
- 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
Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA®) courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8-18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need.
On completion of this course, you will receive:Â
- A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth MHFAider®
- A YouthMHFAider® manual to refer to whenever you need it
- A workbook including some helpful tools to support your own mental health
- Two day face-to-face course delivered across four manageable sessions
- Each session is built around a Youth Mental Health First Aid action plan
- Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities
Session 1 |
Youth Mental Health First Aid
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Session 2 |
Depression and anxiety
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Session 3 |
Suicide and psychosis
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Session 4 |
Self-harm and eating disorders
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 | Third Sector, Education & Community Organisations | Statutory and Business |
Per Person | ÂŁ240 | ÂŁ300 |
Group Rate (8-16 participants) |
ÂŁ2400 | ÂŁ3200 |
In addition, charges are added for Instructors’ travel expenses, accommodation and refreshments if outside West Essex, and any venue hire costs incurred.
This course requires a minimum of 8 participants to run, and has a maximum capacity of 16 participants.