COVID 19 has seen suicide rates have risen by up to 145%, sickness rates related to stress and other mental health issues have increased tenfold, people are losing their jobs and families are being torn especially due to the pressure of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Supporting each other has never been more crucial . Doing so saves lives, promotes recovery and prevents the situation from worsening.

First Aid for Mental Health is a course that empowers learners on how to understand signs and symptoms of mental illness and how to signpost those suffering to ensure they get the support they need. It teaches you how to have the right conversations with proven techniques that can produce positive results.

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Each year approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health condition and at least 1 in 6

employees experience common mental health problems in the workplace. Research has shown that work is the biggest cause of stress which can stop people performing at their best.

Professionals but will gain the knowledge to identify when a person may have a condition and know where they can go to get help.

3 hours online course - 1 hour private study

The course includes the following subject areas:

1.1 Define mental health

1.2 Indicate understanding of the stigma surrounding mental health

1.3 Identify factors that can affect a person’s mental health

1.4 Understand the role of a First Aider for mental health

2. Know how to provide advice and practical support for a person presenting a mental health condition

2.1 Outline the advice that should be provided to a person suffering from a suspected

mental health condition

2.2 Know when to contact the emergency services in respect of first aid for mental health

3. Know how to recognise and manage stress 3.1 Identify signs of stress

3.2 State how stress can be managed

4. Know how to recognise a range of mental

health conditions

4.1 Identify signs and/or symptoms for the following mental health conditions:

• Depression

• Anxiety

• Psychosis

• Eating disorders

• Suicide

• Self-harm