After attending the course you will:
Have a better understanding of mental ill-health and diagnoses
Have a greater awareness of how to spot early signs of mental distressFeel more confident in supporting those around you, whether at home or work, knowing you have accurate and relevant information
Have increased capacity to look after and understand your own mental health
Benefits to employers include:-
Ability to demonstrate a duty of care to the health, including mental health, of their employeesTaking positive action to promote mental wellbeing among staffSaving money currently spent on the increasing absenteeism due to stress and mental ill-health“Work-related mental ill health accounts for more days sickness than any other
cause of work-related illness” *
* (The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health Policy 8 - 2007)
Mental Health First Aid training
For more information about Mental Health
First Aid training, please contact our MHFA co-ordinator - Claire Russell on 07757 594597
email: claire.russell@developingpartners.org.uk
Mental Health First Aid course benefits
