2-Day Course - Cost: £2800

Our Youth MHFA (YMHFA) course can be delivered either online or face to face across either 2 or 4 days. The training course is designed to be delivered to between 8 and 16 people. MHFA is split into 4 sessions which takes place over either two full days or four half days. In order to receive your certification in MHFA you must attend all sessions. Certificates are issues directly from MHFA England upon completion of the course.

For face to face training we can deliver this course on site at your organisations venue or at our wellbeing centre in Ashton-under-Lyne, (216-218 Katherine Street, OL6 7AS).

If your organisation would like to book a MHFA course for your staff, please email training [at] togmind.org. This training can be delivered between 8-16 persons either at your own venue or online via zoom.

This comprehensive training covers:

Session 1

• About Youth Mental Health First Aid

• Context: England’s child health care policy

• About mental health – facts and figures

• Risk factors for mental ill health

• Protective factors for mental health

• Preventing mental health issues and promoting wellbeing

• The Youth MHFA action plan: ALGEE

Session 2

• About depression – facts and figures

• Signs and symptoms

• Risk factors

• About anxiety disorders – facts and figures

• Signs and symptoms

• Risk factors

• The MHFA action plan for depression and anxiety: ALGEE

Session 3

• About suicide

• Risk factors and warning signs for suicide

• First aid for suicidal crisis

• About psychosis

• Risk factors and warning signs of psychosis

• Types of psychotic disorders

• Crisis first aid for acute psychosis

• The MHFA action plan for psychosis: ALGEE

Session 4

• About self-harm – facts and figures

• Risk factors

• Signs and symptoms

• The MHFA action plan for self-harm: ALGEE

• About eating disorders – facts and figures

• Different types of eating disorders

• The MHFA action plan for eating disorders: ALGEE

• Recovery