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Healthperks' two-day Adult MHFA course is an internationally recognised course and after taking it, you will be able to:

• Recognise the symptoms of mental health issues

• Provide initial help

• Guide a person towards appropriate professional help MHFA won't teach you how to be a therapist, but once you’ve completed the twoday course you will be able to say you're a Mental Health First Aider

Course Outcomes

Our quality assured MHFA instructor delivers training that has been designed to fit into four manageable chunks. These are:

• Mental Health First Aid, mental health, and depression

• Depression (cont.) and suicidal crisis

• Anxiety, personality disorders, eating disorders and self-harm

• Psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

In each section you’ll learn how to:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health issue

• Feel confident helping someone experiencing a mental health issue

• Provide help on a first aid basis

• Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others

• Help stop a mental health issue from getting worse

• Help someone recover faster

• Guide someone towards the right support

• Reduce the stigma of mental health issues

• Be mindful of your own wellbeing

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