Eligibility for a funded training place

This training has been funded by Public Health at East Sussex County Council. To be eligible for a funded place you must currently be working or volunteering in East Sussex. If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contact Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

As a guide, training places are initially limited to 3 places per course, per organisation. However, for larger organisations further places may be available. If you are unsure about your eligibility for a funded place, or would like further information please contract Grassroots Suicide Prevention directly.

Course Content

An MHFA course will teach you to: 

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
• Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
• Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
• Help someone recover faster
• Guide someone towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

Participants on MHFA courses come from a wide range of backgrounds. It is suitable for people with lived experience of mental health issues or illness, family members wanting to gain more understanding of what a relative is going through, employers, and people who are likely to come into contact with those at risk of mental health problems, such as police, ambulance staff or community workers.

Click here for a further overview of course content.

Getting to the Venue

The 3VA Annexe is 5-10 minutes walk from Eastbourne Train Station. Parking at the venue is limited, but there is relatively inexpensive parking at the Train Station, as well as surrounding on-street parking available.

Timings & Breaks

The course runs from 9.30am to 5pm on two consecutive Fridays, the 15th and 22nd of May.  It is important you arrive promptly– we promise to finish on time!  We will have refreshment breaks during the session and drinks and biscuits will be provided.

Cancellations

If you have been allocated an East Sussex County Council funded place it is our policy to charge a fee (currently £50 for MHFA) for non-attendance with less than one week’s notice. Candidate substitutions can be made at any time. This is because there are certain costs that we incur in organising the course and these are non-refundable at short notice. We have introduced this policy because if we are unable to demonstrate good attendance to our funders it will be more difficult to secure future funding for these courses.

Whole Courses & Bespoke Training

Whole Courses are a cost-effective way of training a whole team of staff or volunteers. Bespoke Training Courses can be developed and delivered by arrangement. We can design training to suit different settings; e.g. acute, residential, educational, corporate and community; different client groups and organisation with specific needs. Please contact us to discuss your exact training needs.