THIS IS A COURSE FOR WOMEN ONLY.
About MHFA: When working, socialising, studying, volunteering or worshipping with people, would you recognise if they might be experiencing mental ill-health and know how to help them? This basic training course, for people who have little or no training or experience in mental health, aims to increase awareness and to provide tools to help others with support at vulnerable times.
What will you learn on an MHFA course?
A MHFA course will teach you to:
- Spot the early signs of a mental health problem
- Feel confident helping someone experiencing a problem
- Provide help on a first aid basis
- Help prevent someone hurting themselves or others
- Help stop a mental illness from getting worse
- Help someone recover faster
- Guide someone towards the right support
- Reduce the stigma of mental health problems
- Improve your own mental wellbeing
Who can attend?
This is a course for women only. The course has been reduced to 12 places, to enable social distancing, and is free of charge to those connected to Faiths Together in Lambeth and its partner organisations. Those completing the full 2 days will receive a MHFA England certificate.
Dates: Saturday 7th August and Sunday 8th August 2021
Venue: Caribbean Hindu Cultural Society, 16 Ostade Road, Brixton Hill, London SW2 2BB
as a mark of respect, we remove our shoes on entryFacilitators: Maureen Johnson and Annie Shamsi
Duration Time
2 days 9.15am – 5. 30pm each day (full attendance is essential)
To request a place For more information
e-mail [email protected] phone Maureen 07968 672 878
or Annie 07779 475 288
Refreshments and course materials will be provided.
Bring your own lunch on both days.
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MHFA training participants’ comments
‘I have a much better understanding of how other people may be feeling.’
‘Given me confidence and more empathy towards mental health issues.’
