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Our mental health courses are delivered with passion and simplicity
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We deliver MHFA England courses, your instructor will be Simon Osborne. When you book with Cheshire First aid you will be accessing the very best evidence-based Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses available.
Our training is grounded in research, developed with clinical practitioners and proven to increase MHFAiders® confidence in supporting people with mental health issues.
MHFA training doesn’t stop when the course comes to an end, MHFAiders® receive continuous support well beyond their initial certification so they are confident, empowered and motivated to carry out their role.
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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA®) is an internationally recognised training course which teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis.
Accredited by MHFA England.
Delivery online or face-to-face.
What is an MHFAider?
Like traditional first aiders who provide immediate assistance for physical injuries, MHFAiders provide initial support, encouragement, and signposting of a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other support.
Become an MHFAider®
MHFAiders® gain the knowledge and skills to spot the signs of a person experiencing poor mental health, the confidence to start a conversation and the tools to signpost to appropriate support.
You will gain:
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A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing
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Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
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The confidence to step in and support someone to recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support
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Three years of access to the MHFAider Support App® with 24/7 digital support
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Access to exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities, and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders®
Feedback from a recent course:
"The course was absolutely brilliant. Simon was the best instructor I've ever had on any work-related course. His knowledge was very good and he was a very engaging and encouraging instructor. The skills and understanding I've gained through this course will stay with me for a long time and have given me the confidence to help colleagues, friends, family and myself with mental health concerns. I can't thank Simon enough for the past 2 days, they were fantastic."
Mental Health First Aid
two-day course
Mental Health First Aid
Refresher
half-day course
We recommend Mental Health First Aiders attend a Refresher course every three years. Just like physical first aid, updating skills and knowledge allows people to perform this vital role confidently and safely.
Accredited by MHFA England.
Delivery online or face-to-face.
Become MHFA Refreshed
We believe that mental health should be treated equally to physical health – and just like physical first aid, Mental Health First Aid training should be kept up to date.
The MHFA Refresher course takes four hours to complete and will enable learners to:
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Keep their knowledge, awareness, and skills of mental health support current
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Update their knowledge of mental health and what influences it
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Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
Once you have completed your MHFA Refresher course, you will be certified for three years and will be invited to become or stay a member of our Association of Mental Health First Aiders – making sure you have everything you need to feel confident when supporting others.
Feedback from a recent course:
Simon is an incredible and engaging instructor and delivers the content extremely well considering the difficulty and sensitivity of the topic.
This one day course trains you as an MHFA Champion, giving you:
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An understanding of common mental health issues
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Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness
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Ability to spot signs of mental ill health
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Skills to support positive wellbeing
Accredited by MHFA England.
Delivery online or face-to-face.
Takeaways
Everyone who completes the course gets:
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A certificate of attendance to say you are an MHFA Champion
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A manual to refer to whenever you need it
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A quick reference card for the Mental Health First Aid action plan
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A workbook including a helpful toolkit to support your own mental health
Feedback from a recent course:
"Course led brilliantly by Simon who was incredibly insightful and dynamic. He engages the group fantastically and is able to tailor his teaching to the group and individuals. Would highly recommend, he is brilliant at what he does. Also incredibly happy with the course content and issues covered."
Mental Health Champion
one-day course
This course is perfect for organisations who would like to raise awareness within their teams and provide added confidence to individuals on how to approach someone who might be struggling.
Accredited by MHFA England.
Delivery online or face-to-face.
This course raises awareness of mental health.
It covers:
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What mental health is and how to challenge stigma
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A basic knowledge of some common mental health issues
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An introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing
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Confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue
Feedback from a recent course:
"I am a HR professional so I went into the training with more knowledge than a usual Manager, however this was one of the most informative courses I have attended in recent years, Simon was very knowledgeable, informative, challenging in a positive way where needed, shared his own personal experiences to the appropriate level to demonstrate the theories and his viewpoints and shared enough technical points not to be too overwhelming. A perfect balance for Managers. Thank you for your support with this topic."
Mental Health Aware
half-day course
Suicide First Aid: USI
one-day course
Suicide First Aid:
Understanding Suicide Intervention
The flagship one-day training course teaching suicide-intervention skills and understanding suicide intentions
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Learn about suicide thoughts and behaviour
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Gain the appropriate tools to respond to those in suicide crisis
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Can be applied in any professional or personal setting
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Endorsed by the UK ‘Skills for Health’ framework
Suicide First Aid
half-day & one-day courses
Suicide First Aid Lite
half-day course
Suicide First Aid Lite
A half-day training solution, teaching suicide intervention skills
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Explore the theory and practice of suicide prevention skills
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Gain the appropriate tools to respond to those in suicide crisis
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Can be applied in any professional or personal setting
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Endorsed by the UK ‘Skills for Health’ framework