Youth Mental Health First Aid

Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses are for everyone who works with, lives with or supports young people aged 8-18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up a young person’s recovery and stop a mental health issue from getting worse.

MHFA Training Outcomes

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health problem including post-traumatic stress disorder

• Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem and deal with a crisis situation or help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others

• Guide someone to the right support

• Help stop a mental health illness getting worse and to recover faster

• Help reduce the stigma of mental health problems

• Use the ALGEE tool for conducting MHFA and practice as an accredited Mental Health First Aider

• Support the Workplace Wellbeing Charter Requirements

By attending you will receive a nationally recognised certificate of attendance and be able to call yourself a "Mental Health First Aider"

Ticket information

If you would like to purchase a ticket for more than one person please email our team at livewell.training@nhs.net and we will invoice you directly.

Refunds Policy

If the workshop is cancelled by Livewell Southwest, you will be offered a place on a course on an alternative date. If a suitable alternative date cannot be arranged, your payment will be refunded in full.

In the event of participant’s non-attendance or a cancellation within 14 working days before the beginning of the course, the payment is non-refundable subject to our discretion.

If you have any further queries or problems please contact us on 01752 437177 or email Livewell.training@nhs.net