The course will cover – types of mental health conditions including:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Psychosis
• Stress

Mental health crisis:

• Suicidal thoughts and behaviours
• Non-suicidal self-injury
• Panic attacks
• Traumatic events
• Severe psychotic states
• Severe effects from alcohol or other substance misuse
• Aggressive behaviours

Course outcomes:

• To raise awareness and understanding of mental health problems in colleagues
• To build confidence to help a colleague experiencing a problem
• To preserve life where a colleague may be at risk to themselves or others
• To provide help on a ‘First Aid’ basis
• To reduce the effect of a mental health problem and prevent the problem escalating
• To encourage early intervention and speedier recoveries
• To provide comfort to colleagues experiencing mental distress
• To know where to refer the person to for the right on-going help