Youth Mental Health First Aid

Classroom (1 day course), Virtual (3 x 2½ hour sessions)

Gives learners knowledge of Youth Mental Health First Aid

Gives learners the skills to help young people with mental health problems and improve their mental health

What is Youth Mental Health?

The role of the mental health first aider

Identifying mental health conditions

Recognising and managing Stress

Mental health conditions

Recognising a range of mental health conditions:DepressionAnxietyPsychosisEating disordersSuicideSelf-harmPost-traumatic stress disorderConduct disorders - BullyingDrugs and alcohol

Mental health first aid action plan

These figures, taken from the Young Minds website show clearly how many young people suffer with their mental health...

One in six children aged five to 16 are identified as having a probable mental health problem

That means that, on average, five children in every classroom have a mental health problem

80% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse

Suicide was the leading cause of death for males and females aged between five to 34 in 2019

Around half of 17-19 year-olds with a diagnosable mental health disorder has self-harmed or attempted suicide at some point

In 2018-19, 24% of 17-year-olds reported having self-harmed in the previous year, and seven per cent reported having self-harmed with suicidal intent at some point in their lives

So please, learn more about how to help these youngsters, and give them the chance to live happy, healthy lives