Mental health in the workplace is everyone's business;
- One in six employees are likely to experience problems with stress, anxiety or depression at any one time.
- Stress, anxiety and depression are responsible for 70 million sick days every year.
Our Trust is offering a two full day course in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA). It is a skills development programme for anyone over the age of 16 wanting to effectively recognise and support someone in distress. An MHFA course will teach you to:
- Spot the early signs of a mental health problem.
- Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem.
- Provide help on a first aid basis.
- Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others.
- Help stop a mental illness from getting worse.
- Help someone recover faster.
- Guide someone towards the right support.
- Reduce the stigma of mental health problems
