Become a qualified First Aider for Mental Health.

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By becoming a certified First Aider for Mental Health, you will gain skills and knowledge to help identify and support mental health concerns.

You will learn:

  • How to recognise a range of mental health conditions and learn about the support / therapy provided by professional healthcare providers.

  • How to respond to signs and symptoms of various mental health conditions, suicide risk and substance use challenges.

  • How to start supportive conversations and when and how to signpost a person to seek appropriate professional help.

  • How to recognise and manage stress.

  • Strategies to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations and where to turn for help.

  • Learn about the first aid action plan for mental health.

  • How to implement and put it in place a positive mental health culture in the workplace.

Topics covered

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

PTSD

Suicide

Drugs and alcohol

Self harm

Eating disorders

Bipolar disorder

Personality disorders

Schizophrenia

Why become a First Aider for Mental Health?

  • 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health condition.

  • At least 1 in 6 employees experience common mental health problems in the workplace and the biggest contributor to symptoms is stress.

  • Poor mental health accounts for more than half of all work-related illnesses with 51% of longterm sick leave being due to stress, depression or anxiety.

  • Mental health conditions are often hidden due to stigma and fear of discrimination. Mind UK suggest that only 50% of employees are likely to confide in their manager about their mental health difficulties.

  • A culture of fear and silence is costly to employers with an estimate of 18 million days (£51 billion) being lost in the UK due to mental health conditions.

Please note this qualification does not enable learners to diagnose or treat mental health conditions as this can only be carried out by healthcare professionals. However, it will provide knowledge of how to identify when a person may have a condition, and equip you to provide support and signpost your colleague to services that can help.

Regulated Qualifications

All qualifications are regulated in the UK and awarded by First Aid Awards (FAA).

FAA are an awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation and the qualification sits on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).