Mental Health First Aid (Youth) - Digital Classroom
This digital classroom based course qualifies 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
This training, usually £300* per delegate has been fully funded by Public Health England & Cornwall Council for anyone who lives or works in Cornwall.
The only cost to the delegate is the £35.50 cost of the workbook.
This course is available in a digital classroom in 4 sessions or can be delivered face to face over 2 days.
Please note, participants must fully attend all sessions.
Following the participation of this course you can choose to become an Orange Button Holder as part of the Orange Button suicide prevention scheme.
Please complete the form below to book a place on the training:
The Orange Button Community Scheme
The Orange Button is a badge worn by people who have taken part in Quality Assured mental health or suicide prevention training. While they’re not able to counsel people, they can help someone find relevant local services.
The Orange Button signifies that the person displaying it is:
- OK to say/hear the word suicide
- Can listen without judgement
- Can direct people to information and support
Once you have completed at least three hours of Quality Assured mental health first aid or suicide prevention training you can become an Orange Button holder. This is to ensure you are equipped with the skills to listen and signpost people.
Find out more about the scheme, including how it works and how you can get involved