Mental Health First Aid England®

This internationally recognised course teaches you how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. It won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially prevent a crisis.

Research and evaluation shows that taking part in an MHFA® course raises awareness and mental health, can reduce stigma, boosts knowledge and confidence and promotes early intervention.

What will I get from a Mental Health First Aid England® course?

Recognise warning signs of mental ill health and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone while keeping yourself safe.
How to empower someone to access the support they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through their GP, their school or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and more.
Gain an understanding of how to support positive wellbeing and tackle stigma in the world around you.
Access to continuous support – three years’ access to MHFAider® support and benefits which includes 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®. From there, you will find exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders®.

Dates for 2025

We now have all of our dates booked in for 2025.

We will be running one training session every month. Costs for attending the training covers refreshments, lunches and all course material. Further details on each course can be found below.

If you are interested in attending any of these courses, please contact mhfa@guernseymind.org.gg

September – MHFA 2 Day – FULL – please email to be added to waitlist

Thursday 25th-Friday 26th September, 9am-5pm

October – MHFA 2 Day – FULL – please email to be added to waitlist

Thursday 23rd-Friday 24th October, 9am-5pm

November – MHFA 2 Day- FULL – please email to be added to waitlist

Thursday 27th-Friday 28th November, 9am-5pm

Please note – all dates and times are subject to change

MHFA® 2-Day

As an MHFAider® you will be able to:

Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention
Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports
Practise active listening and empathy
Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma
Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality
Practise self-care
Know how to use the MHFAider Support App®
Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England

Cost: £325 per person

Contact mhfa@guernseymind.org.gg

MHFA® Refresher

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 4-hour MHFA Refresher course gives you the chance to:

Renew your skills
Update your knowledge of mental health support
Practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
Access three years of MHFAider® Support and Benefits

Please note that the MHFA Refresher is only for people who have completed an MHFA® course or an Armed Forces Mental Health First Aider course.

Cost: £150 per person

This can be run in-house for a minimum of 10 people, alternatively we may be able to collaborate with smaller companies to have enough delegates to successfully run the course. We are also planning a public course later this year, please contact Louisa for more information.