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Youth Mental Health First Aid

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Overview

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Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8-18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery and stop a mental health issue from getting worse.

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The courses won't teach you to be a therapist, but we will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis - and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.

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Content

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  • 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 

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Assessment

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  • Youth Mental Health First Aider: Two day face-to-face course delivered across four manageable sessions

  • Youth MHFA Champion: One day face-to-face course

  • Youth Mental Health Aware: This is a three - four hour course delivered either face-to-face or via online video conferencing

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Pre-requisites

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  • Be aged 16+

Guided Learning Hours

15

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Delivery Method

Group face to face or 

Online

Course Duration

1-3 months

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Cost

£

Payment plans available

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