Mental Health First Aid – Courses Available
Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help given to someone experiencing a mental health problem before professional help is attained (in the same way that First Aid does for physical health problems).
The training is a nationally accredited, 12 hour course, done over 2 days. It aims to enable participants to recognise the symptoms of different mental health conditions and give them confidence in dealing with them and to know where and how to refer people to appropriate services. You do not need to have knowledge of mental ill health to benefit from this training.
It’s estimated that in Manchester 1 in 4 of us will experience mental ill health at some point in our lives. This course would be of particular benefit to those people working with vulnerable people in any setting, who would like to gain a better understand of mental health issues in order to improve the service they are able to deliver and to know how to identify and respond appropriately when the people they work with present with mental health issues. It would also be of benefit to anyone with line management or HR responsibilities, who would like to improve the support they are able to offer to employees who experience ill mental health.
The Delivering Inclusion Network is now able to provide MHFA training in Manchester. The first round of courses will be delivered in community venues across the city in October:
- Thursday 1st & 8th October at Northmoor Community Centre, Longsight
- Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th at Cornbrook Enterprise Centre, Hulme
- Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th at Zion Arts Centre, Hulme
Places are available at the introductory rate of £100 per person (Voluntary Sector) or £125 per person public/private sector (further discounts available for in-house training, block bookings and volunteers)
To find out more about the training or to book a place contact Megan Ohri 0161 832 2215 or email megan@harp-project.org
