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Bespoke Mental Health First Aid Training with qualified instructors are included in our award-winning Peak Employee Assistance Programme

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What is Mental Health First Aid MHFA

What is a Mental Health First Aid Course?


Mental Health First Aid, otherwise known as MHFA, is a nationally recognised course that provides employees with early intervention tools to be able to support your colleagues mental wellbeing.

Read our related article: What is mental health first aid?

Become a qualified Mental Health First Aider

If you would like to become a MHFAider you will need to be fully qualified with a Mental Health First Aid qualification. Heath Assured offers a full qualification through our MHFA training.

The course adheres to the nationally recognised MHFA England course with a qualified instructor.

Become a Mental Health First Aider

Let's discuss your requirements

If you are looking to train an employee to become a qualified MHFAider and would like to know more about how Health Assured can help, then feel free to contact us direct on 0800 206 2552 or request a call back.

What will you gain from the training?


Once the course is completed, you will gain valuable knowledge and the confidence to support those in need in your workplace. You will also be able to identify the early stages of mental health awareness, issues, warning signs, and practical skills on how to deal with difficult mental ill-health situations that may occur.

The two-day MHFA training course will teach you how to recognise, understand, and assist someone at work who may require help the correct way whilst also keeping you safe.

The course explains how to guide someone and signpost towards legitimate professional help, aid a quicker recovery, and possibly stop someone from self-harming or hurting anyone else.

What you will gain from the course:

  • Full MHFA qualification
  • Confidence to support colleagues with mental health issues
  • Help stop someone’s mental health from worsening
  • Breaking the stigma of mental health issues
  • Guiding someone towards helpful, potentially lifesaving, professional help
  • Help someone from self-harming or hurting others

Benefits of having MHFAiders at work


Having an MHFA within your workplace will allow staff to confidentiality support their colleagues if they have any issues with their mental wellness.

The course promotes a healthier and happier working environment for all, especially those struggling with their mental health issues. This in turn will increase productivity and colleague satisfaction throughout your organisation.

It is a brilliant way for organisations to adopt a culture that prioritises mental health and wellbeing, contributing to overall success.

The course guides delegates to feel as though they are making a difference in a colleague’s life, whilst also providing them beneficial information and tools for mental health support and how to help others.

Having a work culture that is open and honest about mental health by providing MHFAiders will continue to break the stigma surrounding mental health.

Prefer an online course?


Health Assured offers the same course with the full MHFA certification. Delegates must complete a pre-course online to participate and you will need a laptop or device with video, a good internet connection, and a workstation.

This is a two-day course which can hold up to 16 participants at a time.

MHFA refresher course


Health Assured offers a refresher course to review your skills, update your knowledge of mental health support, and practice the application of the MHFA action plan.

MHFA England recommends that the qualified MHFAider and Champions attend a refresher course every three years. This is to keep mental health support knowledge fresh and maintain confidence when supporting others through mental health problems. This will make sure all candidates are better equipped to deal with difficult situations that may arise in the workplace.

The course needs a minimum of eight and a maximum of 25 delegates to attend.

If you are thinking about becoming qualified for your organisation or training an employee and would like to know more information, then contact us directly on 0800 756 0893

Alternatively, you can request a callback and a member of our MHFA team will contact you back at a time that suits you.

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