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MHFA Champion

Cost: £135.00

This one day course trains you as an MHFA Champion, giving you: 

  • 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 wellbeing

Everyone who completes the course gets:

  • A certificate of attendance to say you are an MHFA Champion
  • A manual to refer to whenever you need it
  • A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action pln
  • A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health

What to expect

  • This is a one-day course delivered face-to-face.
  • Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activites. 
  • We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Syllabus to include:
  • 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 
  • Action 1: Approach the person, assess and assist with any crisis
  • Suicide
  • Action 2: Listen and communicate non-judgementally
  • Action 3: Give support and information
  • Action 4: Encourage the person to get appropriate professional help
  • Action 5: Encourage other supports
  • Recovery
  • Building a mentally healthy workplace 
  • Action planning for using MHFA
Minimum Age 16
Course Duration 1 day
Course Assessment

Continual by Trainer
Course Dates

Face to face course

16th November 2022

Contact [email protected] to book or for further information.
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