About This Event

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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