Become a Youth MHFAider® in this 2-day course, gaining skills to identify, support and guide young people with mental health needs.

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 ​

Format

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

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

Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course gets:

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

The opportunity to be part of the largest MHFAider® community in England

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