Connect 5 is a mental health promotion training programme based on the latest evidence base. Evaluation has shown it increases the confidence and core skills of frontline staff so they are more effective in having conversations about mental health and wellbeing. It has been designed to help people manage stress and distress and increase their resilience and mental wellbeing through positive change. The Connect 5 programme is an incremental three day programme.

Level 2 builds on the learning from level 1 and offers brief wellbeing advice to help participants develop their understanding, skill and confidence to work with and improve the mental health and wellbeing. Participants will learn how to support greater insight into experiences of stress and distress and how to help people take first steps to make themselves feel better. Not all delegates need to complete all 3 sessions, as this does depend on job role and training needs. However, you must have attended a level 1 session before attending this course.

This training session if free to participants as it is provided through commissioned work from the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention programme, funded by the Kent and Medway STP (Sustainability and Transformation Partnership).