Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (Kingston)
Monday 13 October 2025
09:00 to 17:00
Outline
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact or support young people (aged 8-18) including teachers, school staff, school nurses, youth centre workers etc. The course is aimed at training the adults in a young person’s life to have the skills and confidence to step in, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, they can speed up a young person’s recovery, stop issues from developing into a crisis, and ultimately save lives.
Description
This course is dedicated to those working with children aged 8-18 years of age.
Format:
• Learning takes place through across 2 days
• Each session is built around a Youth Mental Health First Aid action plan
• 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:
• A certificate of attendance to say they are a Youth Mental Health First Aider
• A Youth MHFA manual to refer to whenever they need it
• A workbook including some helpful tools to support their own mental health
Please note:
The course is fully funded by public health. Therefore, we would appreciate if at any point you become aware that you are no longer able to attend, that you cancel your booking. For more general information about the course, please visit:
Outcomes:
By the end of the session delegates will be able to:
• Gain in-depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing
• Demonstrate practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
• Show confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress
• Identify enhanced interpersonal skills such as non- judgemental listening
• Gain knowledge to help a young person recover their health by guiding them to further support – whether that’s through self-help sites, their place of learning, the NHS, or a mix – engaging with parents, carers and external agencies where appropriate
• Demonstrate the ability to support a young person with a long term mental health issue or disability to thrive
• Gain tools to look after their own mental wellbeing.
Please note this is a two day course, running on 13th and 14th October 2025.
| Location |
Canbury Works, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6HJ (view map) |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free |