Mental Health First Aid - Being You Leeds
Start Date: 6th November 24
End Date: 7th November 24
Location: Leeds
Price: FREE to all frontline workers in Leeds including volunteers and peer mentors
This training is being funded by Being You Leeds to increase access to Mental Health Training for:
- community organisations, charities and non-profit organisations
- volunteers as well as paid workers
We are keen to ensure that those attending either work or volunteer for:
- organisations working within the most deprived areas of Leeds or
- organisations supporting socially excluded groups and communities with the worst health outcomes
To qualify for a free place, you must also be (working or volunteering) directly supporting people (i.e. a frontline worker).
This two-day course on 6th and 7th Nov qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider, giving you:
- An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing
- Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
- Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress
- Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening
- Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support