Supporting you to support others
Are you committed to supporting your employees, colleagues or students?
Do you want to help influence your workplace culture and put mental health and wellbeing firmly on the agenda?
Do you want to be able to recognise the signs of declining mental health in those around you and know how to positively intervene?
If the answer is yes, have you considered training to be a Mental Health First Aider?
If you have a minor accident at work, you’ll seek out a first aider who will help treat it, might give you some advice or recommend where to get the information you need. If it’s more serious and something that they can’t help you with, they’ll support and refer you to a qualified medical professional.
And the same goes for mental health first aiders. They’re not a qualified mental health professional but are someone approachable, knowledgeable and discreet for people to turn to in confidence when struggling with their mental health.
We are offering individuals the opportunity to become trained Mental Health First Aiders through our fully funded training programme.
We’re delighted to be partnering with WiseMind to deliver our Mental Health First Aid training. Based in the East of England, they provide adult and youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA England) courses across the UK, as well as bespoke training packages and support services for employers of any size, employees, individuals and local communities.
Meet our trainers
Rachael Hill and Susie Kelly are passionate about wellbeing and are both Public Health England MHFA instructors.
Rachael Hill
BSc (Hons) Integrative Psychotherapy, member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP), Clinical Supervision (DipHe), Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Instructor – MHFA/Public Health England.
I have over 30 years’ experience working in multi-disciplinary mental health settings supporting and managing staff. I am passionate about tackling the stigma and discrimination around mental health with a specific focus on therapeutic interventions, and working with crisis and mental health literacy.
Susie Kelly
Registered Mental Health Nurse. Nursing & Midwifery Council. Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor – MHFA/Public Health England, HMPPS Prison Officer and Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Crisis Lead, MensCraft (Trustee).
I have over 30 years’ experience working with hard to engage client groups including prisoners, sexual assault victims and those experiencing severe and enduring mental health conditions and/or experience of suicide ideation or attempting suicide. I am passionate about offering support to those in crisis and opening conversations about what is often perceived as difficult to talk about – self harm and suicide in particular.
About our training
Train as an MHFAider® with Wisemind and you’ll get three years of MHFAider support and benefits to help you feel empowered and confident in your role.
With MHFA England® training, you will be accessing the very best evidence-based MHFA® course available. The training is grounded in research, developed with clinical practitioners and is proven to increase MHFAiders’ confidence in supporting people with mental health issues:
91% of people had a better understanding of mental health after completing their MHFA England course
All MHFA England Instructor Members are accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health, meaning you can expect a quality assured and consistent training experience
Outcomes & benefits
By training with us you will gain:
A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing
Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
The confidence to step in and support someone to recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support
Three years of access to the MHFAider Support App® with 24/7 digital support
Access to exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities, and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders