Youth Mental Health First Aid
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Who's it for? Suitable for individuals at all levels
Duration: Two days
Delivery: Face-to-face
No. delegates face-to-face: 16
Course overview
This two day course trains you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider, giving you:
• An in-depth understanding of young people's mental health and factors that affect wellbeing
• Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
• Confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress
• Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
• Knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that’s through self-help sites, their place of learning, the NHS, or a mix – engaging with parents, carers and external agencies where appropriate
• Ability to support a young person with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
• Tools to look after your own mental wellbeing
Course Structure
Session 1 - Youth Mental Health First Aid
- 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 - Depression and anxiety
- 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 - Suicide and psychosis
- 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
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