Youth Mental Health First Aid (Winchester)

Become a certified Youth Mental Health First Aider

Instruction by Peter Larkum • Certified through MHFA England • 2-day in-person course

This two day course qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider, with a specific focus on how that relates to younger people.

2 Day Course Mental Health First Aiders have:

• 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 – whether that’s self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix

We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.

Through a mix of group activities, presentations and discussions, each session is built around a Mental Health First Aid action plan.

Everyone who completes the course gets an MHFA manual to keep and refer to whenever they need it, and a certificate to say they are a Mental Health First Aider.

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Important details

What’s included?
You will be provided with a manual, workbook, lanyard, and MHFA Action Cards on the day. Your certificate will be emailed to you at the end of the course.

Arrival & Finish
Please arrive on your first day between 8:30 and 8:45am for registration. Prompt start at 9am. Finishes no later than 5:30pm on both days.

Parking
Parking available on site for free.

Lunch & Refreshments
Tea, coffee, and cold drinks will be made available. Please bring your own lunch or buy lunch from a nearby cafe, supermarket, or restaurant.

About Peter Larkum

Peter is an experienced mental health speaker, award-winning Mental Health First Aid instructor, and creator of the award-winning course Mentality.

For over 10 years, he has trained tens of thousands of people to help reduce the stigma and discrimination that surrounds mental health illness.

• Peter was awarded ‘Excellence in Training’ for his work as a MHFA instructor.
• Mentality won the ‘Product Impact Award’ in the This Can Happen Awards 2021.

His client list is vast, including HSBC, Ministry of Defence, NHS, Experian, Balfour Beatty, Boots, London School of Economics, the University of Southampton.

With a background in youth work Peter has the unique ability to command a room of global corporate managers or engage a group of young people with his infectious enthusiasm, sensitivity, and humour.