Mental health first aid in the workplace – training, coaching, resources

Mental health first aid in the workplace - our mental health first aid trainers offer a range of training & consultancy services aimed at minimising the impact of mental ill health upon your business & your people, whilst proactively promoting & nurturing a healthy workplace environment.

What is mental health first aid in the workplace?

Just as you learn how to deal with initial physical injuries or symptoms on a first aid course, our mental health first aid course will train you to become a confident first point of contact for mental health issues.

Poor mental health can severely impact your work and home life. Many of us don’t even know what good mental health looks like, or how to help those who are struggling. Understanding, and knowing how to create a safe mental health environment is something we can help with.

What does our specialist mental health first aid course offer?

We can offer a range of training and consultancy services to support you in minimising the impact of mental ill health upon your business and your people, whilst proactively promoting and nurturing a healthy workplace environment.

Whilst we can all benefit from some mental health training and awareness, our mental health first aid course is aimed at middle management and above. Mental health first aid for managers will teach this key section of your business how to identify, understand and support someone who may be developing a mental health issue. This training is also useful for anyone looking to create and embed a long-term positive and supportive culture across the whole organisation.

We work in partnership with you to create a culture in which your managers and general employees are not only more open in discussing mental health issues, but also able to seek or offer support more readily.

"Mental health first aid training isn’t about learning to be a mental health practitioner. Instead it’s about giving you the confidence to know how to spot the tell-tale signs of when someone might need to talk, and then how to have that conversation in a way that is helpful and productive.”

Richard Reid

CEO of Pinnacle Wellbeing Plus, Coaching and Psychological Consultant

Our mental health first aid course in more detail

Working alongside your mental health first aid trainer, you’ll learn how to:

Better understand mental health and how it affects people
Spot the early signs of a mental health issue
Build personal resilience and emotional intelligence while supporting others
Feel confident helping someone experiencing a mental health issue
Provide support on a first aid basis (including active non-judgemental listening & emotional regulation techniques)
Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others
Prevent a mental illness from getting worse
Help someone recover faster
Guide someone to towards the right support
Reduce the stigma of mental health problems

What can you expect from the course?

We offer mental health first aid resources and training for individuals, one-to-one and in groups. Because we always tailor the course content and training to suit the audience, you’ll always get a bespoke version of the course.