Level 2 Award in First Aid for Youth Mental Health (RQF) (Face to Face)

This particular course is run face to face, in our training centre in Chesterfield. We also run this course via virtual classrooms - fully trainer-led. If you'd like to learn that way instead, please go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/level-2-award-in-first-aid-for-youth-mental-health-rqf-virtual-tickets-877912819877

These figures, taken from the Young Minds website show clearly how many young people suffer with their mental health...

• One in six children aged five to 16 are identified as having a probable mental health problem
• That means that, on average, five children in every classroom have a mental health problem
• 80% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the coronavirus pandemic had made their mental health worse
• Suicide was the leading cause of death for males and females aged between five to 34 in 2019
• Around half of 17-19 year-olds with a diagnosable mental health disorder has self-harmed or attempted suicide at some pointIn 2018-19, 24% of 17-year-olds reported having self-harmed in the previous year, and seven per cent reported having self-harmed with suicidal intent at some point in their lives

So please, learn more about how to help these youngsters, and give them the chance to live happy, healthy lives

Course Contents

• What is Youth Mental Health?
• The role of the mental health first aider
• Identifying mental health conditions
• Recognising and managing Stress
• Mental health conditions
• Recognising a range of mental health conditions:
• - Depression
• - Anxiety
• - Psychosis
• - Eating disorders
• - Suicide
• - Self-harm
• - Post-traumatic stress disorder
• - Conduct disorders - Bullying
• - Drugs and alcohol
• Mental health first aid action plan

For more information, contact us to go to https://pochattraining.co.uk/mental-health-youth/