FREE Mental Health First Aid Training for people in Islington

Two-day Free Mental Health Course in Holloway, Islington

The course is aimed at anyone interested in mental health, including people with mental health problems, their carers and family, and for people who may come across mental health problems in the course of their work.

This two-day course takes place on Monday 24th September and Wednesday 26th September at the Old Fire Station, 84 Mayton Street, Holloway N7 6QT. The course runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on both days.

Mental Health First Aid training takes place throughout the year at venues around Islington. It is free for anyone who lives, studies, works or volunteers in Islington. The courses are run by the national charity Rethink Mental Illness in partnership with NHS Islington.

The course equips you with practical skills and background knowledge to assist adults experiencing emotional distress or mental illness. All participants receive a certificate and manual.

Some of the topics covered are:

• What's mental health?
• The five steps of mental health first aid
• Depression
• Alcohol, drugs and mental health
• Suicide
• Anxiety disorders
• Self harm
• Eating disorders
• Psychosis

People who are trained in Mental Health First Aid can help to:

• Comfort someone with a mental health problem
• Help to stop a mental health problem becoming more serious
• Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others
• Promote the recovery of good mental health
• Raise awareness of mental health issues in the community
• Reduce stigma and discrimination about mental health

To book a place on this course or to check for earlier or future dates and other venues, please go to http://tinyurl.com/d2jyleb or call 0207 840 3086.

Date: Monday, September 24, 2012

Repeats: Every Day until Wednesday, September 26, 2012