This two day course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider, 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 ​

 

Format

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• Two day face to face course 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

• We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn
   

Takeaways

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Everyone who completes the course gets:

• A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth Mental Health First Aider

• A Youth MHFA manual to refer to whenever you need it

• A workbook including some helpful tools to support your own mental health