Health & Wellbeing

Mental Health First Aider

Mental health can be hard for people to talk about. And as a result, they often don’t get the help they need. A mental health first aider acts as an advocate for mental health in schools and is a point of contact for anybody who might be suffering. This course will show you how to identify signs and symptoms of common mental-health conditions, and what you need to do to become a mental health first aider.

Learning outcomes:

Identify the role of a mental-health first aider in schools
Recognise the signs and symptoms for a range of mental-health conditions
Demonstrate your knowledge to reduce stigmas and enact positive change in schools
Identify how to become a mental-health first aider

Try for free

What you will learn

Who is this course for

During this mental health first aid course, you’ll find out what a mental-health first aider is, what the signs and symptoms are for a range of mental-health conditions, and how practising good mental-health first aid can provide assistance and guidance for their colleagues.

This mental health first aid training course is for everyone because, sadly, mental-health issues are common in every school.

Why choose iAM Compliant

Peace of mind with testing

This course also has an assessment at the end which allows learners to test their understanding and helps businesses demonstrate a level of competence in the topic.

Accessibility

Everyone has the right to learn and learner need can vary depending on environment or disabilities. To support this diversity, we provide transcripts so people have text options for media, alongside subtitles for all videos.