Youth Mental Health First Aid

Our Youth MHFA course is an internationally recognised course designed specifically for those people that teach, work, care for (foster carers) young people aged 8 to 18 years. You will learn how to:

 Provide information, tools and techniques to promote a young person's mental and emotional wellbeing

 Support a young person who might be experiencing mental and emotional distress.

 MHFA won't teach you how to be a therapist, but you will be able to say you're a Youth Mental Health First Aider.

This training is for people that work with CYP in Medway. 

Please note that as places are subsidised by Medway Public Health we have a limit

of two delegates per setting attending each cohort. 

This is to ensure equal access to all settings across Medway.

Please be advised that bookings for courses should be cancelled via the health portal at least one week before the training date. If you are unable to do this via this portal due to bookings for the course being closed - please email childhealth@medway.gov.uk to cancel your place. If this does not happen or there is non-attendance on the day/s of the course then delegates will be charged £100 (individual circumstances will be considered)

Our Youth MHFA course is split into four manageable chunks. These are:

 What is mental health?

 Depression and anxiety

 Suicide and psychosis

 Self-harm and eating disorders.

Within each section there is clear focus on the issues faced by young people, including bullying/cyber bullying and substance misuse. The course also teaches the importance of promoting wellbeing and protective factors. In each section you’ll learn how to:

 Spot the early signs of a mental health issue in young people

 Feel confident helping a young person experiencing mental ill health

 Provide help on a first aid basis

 Help protect a young person who might be at risk of harm

 Help prevent a mental health issue from getting worse

 Help a young person recover faster

 Guide a young person towards the right support

 Reduce the stigma of mental health issues.