Youth Mental Health First Aid

youth mental health first aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid – Online Course

This practical skills and awareness course is designed to help you:

  • Gain an in-depth understanding of mental health and factors that can affect wellbeing in the youth sector
  • Develop practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
  • Feel confident to step in, reassure and support a young person in distress
  • Enhance your interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening and learn to champion self-care

Learning takes place through four live training sessions, spread across two weeks, with self-learning activities in between.

Youth Mental Health First Aid – Two Day Course

This practical skills and awareness course is designed to help you:

  • Gain an in-depth understanding of mental health and factors that can affect wellbeing in the youth sector
  • Develop practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
  • Feel confident to step in, reassure and support a young person in distress
  • Enhance your interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening and learn to champion self-care

Learning takes place through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions.

Youth Mental Health Aware

A half day introductory course designed to increase awareness of young people’s mental health and some of the issues that can affect this age group.

Learning takes place through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions.