PDL Mental Health Champion (MHFA)

Who is this course for

Anyone wishing to increase awareness of Mental Health

Purpose of the course

An awareness and skills course which will teach you the essentials about Mental Health.

You will learn how to

• Recognise the main signs and symptoms of common mental health issues


• Provide initial support


• Guide a person towards appropriate professional help


• Be mindful of your own wellbeing


• Develop an understanding of how you can create and maintain a healthier workforce or community

Benefits for you as an individual

By attending this course you will gain an insight in to how to keep yourself and your colleagues healthy, encourage them to access support when it's needed for a faster recovery. You can help your organisations Mental health First Aiders embed positive, long term cultural change across your organisation through robust policy.

Benefits for your organisation

Healthy people are happier, more engaged and more productive. Employers across the UK are acting now to support the wellbeing of their people and create mentally healthy businesses.

Stress, anxiety and depression are the biggest cause of sickness absence in our society. Mental ill health is responsible for 91 million working days lost every year.  Simple steps to improve the management of mental health in the workplace will allow employers to save 30% or more of these costs. This is where this course can help.