Mental Health First Aid • Youth

Become a Youth Mental Health Champion

1 day in person

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Delivered by
Peter Larkum

Award Winning
MHFA Instructor

This one day course qualifies you as a Youth MHFA Champion.

It gives you:

  • An understanding of common mental health issues and how they can affect young people
  • Ability to spot signs of mental ill health in young people and guide them to a place of support
  • Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness
  • Skills to support positive wellbeing

More details

​Format

  • Online course: Coming soon

  • In person course: 2 sessions across 1 full day

  • Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities

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

Takeaways

Everyone who completes the course gets:

  • A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth MHFA Champion

  • A Youth MHFA manual to refer to whenever you need it

Course Content

Session 1

  • Why Youth MHFA One Day?

  • What is mental health and mental ill health?

  • Stigma and discrimination

  • The Mental Health First Aid action plan

  • Depression

  • Suicide

Session 2

  • Anxiety

  • Self-harm

  • Eating disorders

  • Psychosis

  • Recovery

  • Resilience

 

Host Your Own

Make an enquiry to host your own in-house MHFA Youth Mental Health Champion course, available in-person.

A minimum of 8 people are needed to run an in-house course.
Discounts are available for groups of 11 or more.

Alternatively, email hello@peterlakum.com directly.