Two-Day Mental Health First Aid - First Course

Mental Health First Aid

A two-day programme training you in essential skills

Mental health matters – to the communities we serve, to ourselves, and to God. And yet, even within the Church, there can be an ongoing stigma or uncertainty about how best to help those who might be struggling.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a research-backed approach, licensed by MHFA England, which has been enthusiastically embraced by several cohorts of clergy within our diocese. Now we are offering a further two courses for those who haven’t yet attended this course, funded by the Clergy Support Trust. By attending this programme, your will receive the following:

• A detailed official MHFA manual and workbook.

• Access to digital resources, including the MHFA App for 3 years post-training.
• The opportunity to learn, in a safe environment, about conditions such as depression, anxiety disorders, self-harm, and suicidal crisis.
• A chance to learn with your peers about how this framework works within a pastoral context and in conversation with different theological perspectives.
• Training in a robust, yet flexible framework for how to respond well, on a first-aider basis.

There are two programmes on offer. Please book early to ensure you get a place.

There are three refresher sessions on offer. Please book early to ensure you get a place.

This course will be lead by Ali Levell, from Humantalk Ltd.

Coffee will be served from 9:45 and the course will start promptly at 10am.

Please bring your own lunch or buy from the sandwich shops.