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Accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid England®  Training

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Train to become a Youth Mental Health First Aider with Nicola Harvey, and make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people.
 

This two-day accredited course is open to adults working with or supporting children.

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Book in-house and public training for your team to enhance professional development, personal wellbeing and emotional resilience.

 

Next online training dates:  ​​

  • 26th April and 3rd May 2025

  • 8th May and 9th May 2025 (book via youHQ)

  • 5th and 6th June 2025 (book via EDUK)

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Please click on the button above to book your space onto a course, or to arrange in-house training. 

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By the end of Youth Mental Health First Aid course, you will have:

  • An in-depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that impact 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. ​

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Structure of the training:​

  • Two day face-to-face, or online course delivered across four manageable sessions.

  • The course will be delivered through a diverse and inclusive lens.

  • Each session is built around a Youth Mental Health First Aid action plan.

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

  • Maximum of 16 delegates

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Everyone who completes the course gets:

  • A certificate of attendance to say you are a Youth MHFAider®

  • A YouthMHFAider®  manual to refer to whenever you need it

  • A workbook including some helpful tools to support your own mental health.

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If you work in education and have access to the Department for Education (DfE) Senior Mental Health Lead Training grant you may be able to use part of the grant to fund further activities to support your development, including this accredited course.

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Investment: £325.00 per person (inclusive)

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Testimonials:

"Nicola is an excellent facilitator. I learnt a huge amount from this course, which was delivered brilliantly. Thank you very much!"

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"Thank you Nicola, for making what can be a difficult and challenging subject easier to talk about. I learnt a great deal  on ways to support young people!"

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"Fantastic course! Nicola is incredibly passionate, professional and knowledgeable about youth mental health. I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. Thank you!"

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Nicola Harvey's graduates of Youth MHFA Certificates with Nicola Harvey
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Contact Us 

Harvey Heals Wellbeing Consultancy

For queries and bookings, please contact us using this email address:

harveyheals@outlook.com

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