Mental Health

Mental Health First Aid Course -this course is internationally recognised.

Mental Health First Aid is exactly what you might think a first aid approach to mental health.

The benefits are to:

        Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves

        Provide help to prevent the mental health problems developing into a more serious state

        Promote recovery of good mental health

        Provide comfort to a person experiencing mental ill health

        Raise awareness of mental health issues in the community

        Reduce stigma and discrimination

The following participants completed this course in January 2011 here are their comments:

Excellent course, the instructors were brilliant and allowed everyone to learn at their own pace - Jean

A very comprehensive course which has been very helpful.  A very good insight into the problems that mental ill health can bring to people - Chris

Stress Management Course

     Ways to take more control of your life
         Techniques to reduce stress
         The ability to recognise the early warning signs
         Methods to keep confidence and energy levels high
         Clarification of work/life style 

I gained quite a lot by attending this course; I feel that I can improve my temper now - Jordan

carry on building my day to day routine and not get stressed so much - Vickie

Thank you very much for helping me to understand my stress and to handle situations more appropriately- Mohammed

Promoting Positive Mental Health Awareness Workshops

These workshops are proving very popular amongst employers who want to provide staff with some key skills to manage their teams and customers more effectively; four workshops were delivered in February 2011 to front line staff within a local housing association. It helped staff in the following ways: 

To be more aware of my actions and words Carpenter

To be more mindful when meeting people Advisor

A good overview of the types of issues and attitudes relating to mental health - Estates Manager

These workshops start at 350 per workshop, for a maximum of 20 people.

Lesley Bailey - Development Manager at InterAct and National Mental Health First Aid Trainer (EoE)

01245 608307/ 07908 616149 lesley.bailey@interact.org.uk