FREE Mental Health First Aid Training (Youth Focused) for people in Islington

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training in Islington

Two-day free course in Islington

The course is aimed at people who live with, work with or support young people (aged 11 – 18).

This two-day course takes place on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th September at Voluntary Action Islington, 200a Pentonville Road, N1 9JP. 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 young people 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: Thursday, September 06, 2012

Repeats: Every Day until Friday, September 07, 2012