first aid for mental health

Half Day - Awareness of first aid for Mental Health

Event Date: 
28/11/2019 - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Venue: 
Step One Charity - Beaumont House

Are you looking to gain a basic understanding of mental health and how to support mental health in your workplace?

What is First Aid for Mental Health?

½ day First Aid for mental health will give students the knowledge and skills to start a conversation with someone, should they suspect they are suffering with poor mental health. The Level 1 course is ideal for those who have not worked in a mental health setting before or wish to gain more knowledge to support mental health in the workplace, as an induction tool to identify mental health conditions, particularly stress....

Learning to help those with poor mental health

Authored by Sue Cade
Posted: Fri, 05/16/2014 - 11:22am

A mental health ‘first aid’ course that helps people to identify, understand and support someone with poor mental or emotional health is now available in Exeter.

The course aims to make mental health support as important as first aid in the workplace and beyond, giving individuals the confidence to help someone who is experiencing problems.

The announcement coincides with Mental Health Awareness Week which this year is focusing on anxiety, one of the leading causes of mental ill-health in the world.

Statistics show that one in four people will experience some kind...