MHFA Champion
Format: One day session available online or face to face.
Organisations we work with have seen increases of up to 75% in referrals for mental health issues to their occupational health services, showing staff are more likely to seek help after mental health training. Strengthen and prioritise the wellbeing strategy in your organisation by building a network of MHFA Champions. Your people will gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to have a conversation about mental health, challenge stigma and lead the way to a mentally
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healthy workplace. What’s covered? – Defining mental health – The role of an MHFA Champion – Mental health and stress in the workplace
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– Challenging stigma and spreading mental health awareness – Prevalent mental health conditions and how they affect people – Spotting the early signs of poor mental health – An introduction to having helpful, open conversations – Providing support, both day-to-day and in a crisis – Self-care best practice and building resilience – Useful statistics and resources
MHFA Refresher
Format: Four hour session available online or face to face.
Did your MHFAiders train three or more years ago? Just like physical first aid, keeping up to date with the latest mental health knowledge will help your people perform this vital role confidently and effectively. With the Refresher course, your MHFAiders will get another three years of certification and gain access to ongoing benefits, such as the MHFAider Support App, with exclusive learning and resources. What’s covered? – Reflections on the MHFAider role – Helpful and unhelpful language – Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan – Self-care and resilience refresh – Up-to-date resources and further learning
Mental Health First Aid pro- gramme Adult Mental Health First Aid Refresher Workbook section
In 2000, the Mental Health First Aid programme was created in Canberra, Australia, by Betty Kitchener, an educator and mental health consumer, in partnership with Professor Tony Jorm, a mental health researcher. The aim of creating the programme was to extend the concept of first aid training to include mental health issues so that community members were empowered to provide better initial support to people developing mental health issues or in mental health crisis. The Mental Health First Aid programme first went outside Australia in 2003, when it was adopted by the Scottish government. England adopted it from Scotland in 2007. Since then, it has gradually spread to many other countries. By early 2018, these included: Bangladesh, Bermuda, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Sweden, UAE, USA and Wales. When the Mental Health First Aid programme was adopted in these countries, either a mental health government agency or a nongovernment mental health organisation adapted the Mental Health First Aid Australia course materials (manual, PowerPoint slides, teaching notes and videos) to their own culture and health system and worked out the method of dissemination best suited to local conditions. Further details of the international spread of the Mental Health First Aid Programme can be found at: www. mhfa.com.au and www.mhfainternational.org An important factor in the Mental Health First Aid programme’s international spread has been the continuing attention to research and evaluation. All course content is as evidence- based as possible and many evaluation studies have been conducted. A range of studies, including randomised controlled trials, have shown that Mental Health First Aid training improves knowledge, reduces stigmatising attitudes, and increases first aid actions towards people with mental health issues. Summaries of these evaluation studies can be found at the MHFA Australia website: www.mhfa.com.au This Mental Health First Aid England manual is based on the 3rd edition Australian Mental Health First Aid manual. The course is designed for members of the public to learn how to assist someone who is developing a mental health issue or is in a mental health crisis. The giving of Mental Health First Aid is most relevant in
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