This introductory course is a great introduction to Mental health and provides an awareness of issues and how you may be able to start a supportive conversation. By raising awareness delegates will feel more able to challenge and reduce stigma and discrimination that mental health can bring. You will be certified as Mental Health Aware and many people then go on to complete the full two day course to become a Mental Health First Aider.
An awareness and skills course which will teach you how to recognize mental ill health and begin to understand how to respond appropriately. Learners will be recognized as a Mental Health Champion and will develop an understanding of how they can create and maintain a healthier and more productive workforce.
MHFA England recommends refresher training every three years for fully certified Mental Health First Aiders or Mental Health First Aid Champions and takes place over a half day.
This full and comprehensive training certifies learners to be a nationally recognized Mental Health Faider. The courses aims to provide a deeper understanding and awareness of various forms of mental ill health. All delegates receive manuals, workbooks and three years access to the online resource hub from MHFA England.
Our new sleep training course can be offered as a 1hr session for young people or a revised version at 20mins for a stand-alone assembly to use in schools. We offer a range of helpful sleep hygiene techniques whilst exploring what we can change to improve our sleeping habits. We explore why sleep is so important and why we need to sleep to be able to function day to day.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course which teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis, it will not teach you to be a therapist, but just like physical first aid, it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis. Adult MHFA England courses are for everyone aged 16 upwards and is accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health. Learning takes place through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions.
This is a 5 week course that covers knife crime and the ripple affect as well as how mental health ties in with the actions you make around it. We explore one particular case study and look at the over arching impact of what impact someone’s actions can have on someone else’s life.
This a new session for staff and pupils, (versions vary depending on the cohort of people) we look at the impact of taking drugs on family friends and the community as well as the harm it causes as a result. We look into some statistics around drugs as well as exploring what county lines is.
This is a 4 week course where the four topics covered can be chosen from a menu including social resilience, conflict management, gangs and county lines, mental health, racism, sex consent, stress and wellbeing, social media, study skills, knife crime, drug awareness and sleep hygiene.
This is a session for children in Year 5 or 6 to support the transition to secondary school and how best to prepare themselves for change.
