Youth Mental Health First Aid
Format: Four sessions, each 3.5 hours long, available for face-to-face or online delivery.
Record levels of young people are struggling with their mental health. In 2024, the number of referrals to mental health services increased to 120,000 a month, compared to around 40,000 a month in 2016 (Department for Health and Social Care). Academic pressures, social media, bullying, poverty, inequality, and the lack of timely professional mental health support available are all contributing factors. Those who work with young people can probably spot when they are struggling but may not know how to best help. As key figures in young people’s lives, the Youth MHFA course will equip your people with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to spot the signs of a young person experiencing emotional distress and poor mental health, start a conversation, and safeguard and signpost to appropriate support. Like the MHFA course designed for adults, Youth MHFA training continues long after the course comes to an end. Once learners have completed the course, they will be invited to become a member of the Association of Mental Health First Aiders – England’s first and only membership body for Mental Health First Aiders. The Association ensures they have everything they need, including exclusive support and benefits, to feel confident when supporting others.
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What’s covered? – Defining mental health
– The Youth MHFAider role – Stigma and discrimination – Understanding the adolescent brain – The Youth MHFA action plan – Active listening – Helpful and unhelpful language – Common mental health conditions – Crisis first aid – Recovery and lived experience – Self-care and resilience – MHFAider support and benefits
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