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WELmind
Highlight House, Suite 2
St Leonard's Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3UH

Tel: 01323-648836
Fax: 01323-727796

In-house courses

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Distress

Click here if you are in distress or concerned about someone.

First Aid Strategies

Course Information

The course originates from Australia and was anglicised in 2006, with the first courses taking place in England 2007. Accredited instructors undergo an intensive seven day training to equip them for delivering the course.

The content of the course includes:

  • mental health awareness
  • stigma, discrimination and recovery
  • recognising and understanding depression, suicidal feelings, anxiety related problems, self harm and psychoses
  • providing ‘first aid' for panic attacks, suicidal feelings and acute distress including acute psychosis
  • providing on-going support for somebody experiencing a mental health problem

MHFA is a 12 hour course. The delivery format is flexible. It is usually provided over two days for 12 - 15 people at a time by two instructors. 

The course is delivered through a mixture of PowerPoint presentations, activities, case studies and role plays (there is no requirement to participate in any activities). The emphasis is on active participation, exploration of the issues and making full use of the experience brought by participants as well as the instructors.

On completion of the course each participant receives:

  • The MHFA manual 
  • Additional handouts 
  • Certificate of attendance from NIMHE

For a more in-depth course on suicide intervention skills it is recommended to attend an ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) course. For more information please visit www.asist.org.uk (Link opens in new window).

Testimonials   

"I have gained so much from this course both personally and professionally"

"I will be able to offer advice to a relative with a mental health problem which I would not have been able to do before"

"I will be better equipped to listen, understand and help people that I meet in my everyday life"

"I understand more and will be able to put in to practice what I have learnt at work"

"Thank you for a worthwhile course"

Location of Courses

The course can be conducted wherever an instructor can travel! Please see the Inhouse courses page to "buy in" a course to be delivered for you.

We also run a local program of open courses in the Wealden, Eastbourne and Lewes District areas of East Sussex.

Upcoming Courses