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Mental Heath First Aid Youth

Venue - Sneyd Outdoor Activity Centre, Vernon Way. Bloxwich. Duration - Session will run 09.30-4.30 both days( Please aim to arrive 15 minutes prior to course start time)

Our Two day Youth MHFA course is an internationally recognised course designed specifically for those people that teach, work, live with or care for young people aged 8 to 18 years.

You will learn how to:

• Provide information, tools and techniques to promote a young person's mental and emotional wellbeing
• Support a young person who might be experiencing mental and emotional distress.

MHFA won't teach you how to be a therapist, but you will be able to say you're a Youth Mental Health First Aider.

What will I learn?

Our Youth MHFA course is split into four manageable chunks. These are:

• What is mental health?
• Depression and anxiety
• Suicide and psychosis
• Self-harm and eating disorders.

Within each section there is clear focus on the issues faced by young people, including bullying/cyber bullying and substance misuse. The course also teaches the importance of promoting wellbeing and protective factors.

In each section you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health issue in young people
• Feel confident helping a young person experiencing mental ill health
• Provide help on a first aid basis
• Help protect a young person who might be at risk of harm
• Help prevent a mental health issue from getting worse
• Help a young person recover faster
• Guide a young person towards the right support
• Reduce the stigma of mental health issue

 

How to book on an event

A booking form must be completed for each course. Most of our courses only allow 3 delegates from one establishment to attend on a given date.

We request that managers book their staff on rather than individuals.

Before submitting a booking

• Identify the course and date
  Booking forms will not be accepted without preferred date(s).
• Ensure your organisation gives approval for you to attend
  Learning and Development are not responsible for any bookings made without this approval.
• Read our cancellation policy
  Attendance on our courses is free. Non-attendance or late cancellation may incur a recharge to your organisation.

 

Your booking

Complete the booking form  and return it to learninganddevelopment@walsall.gov.uk

Once we have received your form

• If spaces are available you will be booked onto the course
• if no spaces are available you will be notified of alternative dates
• Your booking will be confirmed using the email address provided
  Note you may also receive an automated message from our system. You will not be able to access any links this may include.

 

Cancelling your booking

All cancellation requests must be made in writing, with reason, to learninganddevelopment@walsall.gov.uk

Wherever possible a substitute should be named to avoid any recharges.

You will be informed immediately if your cancellation incurs a recharge.

 

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