WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

Mental ill health can affect every single one of us. There is widespread ignorance of mental ill health in the general population and there is the associated stigma too. For some the stigma can lead to delays in people seeking help and support. There is also a lack of confidence in what to do if someone is distressed or in a crisis situation.

In any one year, approximately 1 in 4 British adults experience at least one diagnosable mental health issue.

Mental ill health costs UK employers an estimated £26 billion, which equates to an average of over £1,000 per employee.

By learning to recognise the signs that someone may be unwell, you may be able to provide initial help, to guide a person towards appropriate professional help, and in its most powerful form, save a life by learning basic suicide intervention skills.
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PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK

"A great course that really does put everything into perspective, plus the real examples from the instructors were great, Mixture of slides, activities and film were great"

"Fantastically educating. Stigma was abolished in this course. Interesting, installing and should be continued"

"This course has made it real to me. Within hours of doing the course I had already used the skills learnt to help a friend" 

"Having very little previous knowledge about Mental Health First Aid, but having good knowledge about mental health. I found this course absolutely fantastic. It was very well paced, personable, and factual. Our instructors had incredible knowledge and by them using personal experience and sharing, I learnt a lot. I feel confident about moving forward, using MHFA in my work with young people but also in my personal life which was quite unexpected. Thank you"