Diversity & Inclusion, Mental Health
We can support you and your staff, the more people talk about mental health, the more mental health becomes part of everyday conversation.
We focus not only raising awareness of poor mental health but teach you how to create an environment where staff can disrupt their biases and feel safe to talk about how they feel.
Still, it is especially so during an infectious disease outbreak such as the COVID-19 pandemic when many employees are going to experience symptoms of distress and anxiety. We support and train managers to spot the signs of poor mental health.
We can offer Mental Health First Aid England certified courses which can be delivered face to face at the workplace or online. We would provide details of how we would adhere to any social distancing requirements if you chose to have face to face training.
Our 2-day Mental Health First Aid (MFHA) qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider.
Mental Health First Aiders have:
Mental Health First Aid is intended for a variety of audiences. It is relevant to management and staff of all levels and disciplines across all organisations+, businesses and community groups.
We provide Mental Health First Aid training as an open course across the West Midlands. We can also arrange in-house courses at a time that suits your organisation.
Our one-day mental health awareness and skills course qualifies you as an Adult MHFA Champion.
MHFA Champions have:
Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities. We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
Our half-day course is an introductory four-hour session to raise awareness of mental health.
Programs offers:
Learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities. We limit numbers to 25 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
This course is available as either an online or face to face training session.
Invest in your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions to renew their skills and learn new techniques to support the mental health and wellbeing of their colleagues.
The mental health first aid refresher course should be attended annually by anyone who has completed a 1 or 2-day mental health first aid course, within the last 3 years. It is recommended that those who have attended a 1 or 2-day mental health first aid course more than 3 years ago, should complete the full course again.
The four hour Refresher course will support your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions by:
Enabling your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions to refresh their skills, the same way your physical first aiders do, is a great way to demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to treating mental health and physical health equally.
We believe employers can have a role to play in helping prevent suicides.
There can be very few more tragic issues that an employer, HR or colleague may have to deal with than the suicide of a fellow worker.
We provide training that is focuses on prevention, to support senior leaders, line managers, HR and Occupational health professionals identify staff members who may have suicidal feelings and give practical advice on how to deal with a crisis.
Suicide can be compounded or even caused by poor management practices, inappropriate behaviours such as workplace stress, harassment, or bullying, by colleagues and poorly implemented organisational change.
Employers can assist prevent the risk of suicide by having processes in place to assess the effect of any disciplinary action/suspension on the person under investigation. This should be in place from immediately the suspension takes place.
A good suicide prevention policy does not have to be a separate document. Often it is best to address the issues within the wider occupational health and well-being policies.
We provide Suicide First Aid training for multi-sector practitioners including health, housing, social care, education, criminal justice, call centre operators, private, voluntary, and public sector workers, and community groups.
Our Suicide First Aid courses are evidence-based, and supported by City & Guilds of London, the globally recognised awarding body. Participants will gain 6 NQF credit points at Level 4 by completing a workbook of tasks that are assessed against the set learning outcomes.
