Public Mental Health First Aid

Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention

Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports

Practise active listening and empathy

Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma

Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality

Practise self-care

Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®

Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England

Learners will be trained over four live sessions with an MHFA England Instructor Member, covering 14 hours of content in total.

Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.

Each session builds on the previous, enabling the learner to gain confidence in supporting others with a Mental Health First Aid action plan.

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

We strive for all of our learning content to be as accessible and inclusive as possible.

A hard copy workbook to support their learning throughout the course

A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the course

A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan

A digital MHFAider® certificate

Access to the MHFAider Support App® for three years

Access to ongoing learning opportunities, resources and exclusive events

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

Mental Health First Aid and the action plan

The MHFAider® role and self-care

Helpful and unhelpful language

Useful models to support the role

What influences mental health?

What is anxiety?

Crisis first aid

Active listening and empathy

What are eating disorders?

What is self-harm?

What is substance misuse?

Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan

What is depression?

What is suicide?

Crisis first aid continued

What is psychosis?

Recovery and lived experience

Boundaries in the MHFAider® role

Moving forward in the MHFAider® role

My MHFA action plan