Online Mental Health First Aid

Online Mental Health First Aid

This online Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course is a two day course (9am-5pm). Learners will be trained over four live sessions by an MHFA England Instructor Member, covering 14 hours of content in total. Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.

£250.00

Registered Charities can claim a 25% discount on our Mental Health First Aid public courses.
For more information please email or call 0330 333 9244

Description

This online Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course is a two day course. Learners will be trained over four live sessions by an MHFA England Instructor Member, covering 14 hours of content in total. Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training, group discussions, individual and group activities.

This course is for those who would like to become an MHFAider®

  • Gain the knowledge and skills to spot signs of people experiencing poor mental health
  • Be confident starting a conversation and signpost a person to appropriate support
  • You will receive access to MHFA England’s learning hub (Enabley) and digital manual
  • The course workbook, lanyard, and wallet-sized reference card with the MHFA action plan will be posted to you.
  • MHFAiders® are exclusively provided with three-year access to ongoing learning and support through the MHFAider Support App®.

Learning Modules

Session 1

  • Mental Health First Aid ​and the action plan
  • The MHFAider® role ​and self-care
  • Helpful and unhelpful language ​
  • Useful models to support the role

Session 2

  • What influences mental health? ​
  • What is anxiety? ​
  • Crisis first aid
  • Active listening and empathy ​
  • What are eating disorders? ​
  • What is self-harm? ​
  • What is substance misuse? 

Session 3

  • Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan
  • What is depression? ​
  • What is suicide? ​
  • Crisis first aid ​continued
  • What is psychosis? 

Session 4

  • Recovery and lived experience
  • Boundaries in the MHFAider® role
  • Moving forward in the MHFAider® role
  • My MHFA action plan ​

Course Takeaways

Everyone who completes this course gets:

  • A of the workbook to support their learning throughout the course
  • A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it​ after completing the course
  • A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan​
  • A digital MHFAider certificate
  • The opportunity to join the Association of Mental Health First Aiders, England’s first and only membership body for Mental Health First Aiders. Members will receive exclusive access to a wide range of resources, from training and qualifications to events and research. This includes:
  • The MHFAider Support App®. Access to features such as a 24/7 text support service, signposting to a national database of health services, and insights that teach critical self-care skills
  • Access to the MHFA England Online Learning Hub. This includes resources such as course manuals and MHFAider® guides
  • First-hand insights. Learn from real people sharing their honest and lived experiences of mental health conditions
  • Online networking. Invites to exclusive quarterly webinars to help your MHFAiders carry out their role with confidence, skill, and care
  • Monthly newsletters. MHFAiders will be kept up to date with all the latest news from our community

Why choose Edu-c8 for your Online Mental Health First Aid Training?

Mental Health is our Passion

We are passionate about raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing.

Mental Health Training Specialist

Mental Health Training is our primary business.

Safe Learning

We limit numbers to keep people safe, supported and fully engaged while they learn.

Mental Health First Aid training Online

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Next courses:
Tues 1st & Weds 2nd July 2025 
Mon 14th & Tues 15th July 2025
Tues 29th & Weds 30th July 2025

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Next courses:
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Thursday 26th June 2025
Wednesday 9th July 2025

MHFA Champion online training

Next courses:
Friday 27th June 2025
Tuesday 8th July 2025
Tuesday 5th August 2025

MHFA Aware online training

Next courses:
Monday 23rd June 2025
Tuesday 19th August 2025
Friday 19th September 2025

We can deliver all our Mental Health First Aid courses to your team in-house or online as a group. For all enquires about our in-house group training please email or call 0330 333 9244

What's the cancellation policy?

If you need to cancel the booking the following cancellation fees apply: Cancellations should be made in writing.

If you cancel 21-7 days before the course date a 50% charge of the course fee will apply.

If you cancel within 7 days of the course date you will be charged the full course cost

If the course is cancelled by Edu-c8 Inspired Training, you will be offered a place on a course on an alternative date. If a suitable alternative date cannot be arranged, your payment will be refunded in full.

Online Mental Health First Aid