BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Mind Fitness - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mindfitness.training X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Mind Fitness REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T130000 DTSTAMP:20260415T002649 CREATED:20251119T112740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T073733Z UID:1022778-1778751000-1779973200@www.mindfitness.training SUMMARY:MHFA England Mental Health First Aid Online Course - May 2026 DESCRIPTION:BOOK NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Help create mentally healthy workplaces where people\, communities\, and businesses thrive Our Mental Health First Aid course empowers MHFAiders to play a critical role in supporting people’s mental health and creating healthy working environments. The course is ideal for anyone who’d like to gain the knowledge and skills to spot the signs of someone experiencing poor mental health\, be confident to start a conversation\, and signpost them to appropriate support. MHFAiders® receive three years of certification and are invited to join the Association of Mental Health First Aiders® – England’s first and only membership body for MHFAiders. As well as access to ongoing learning and expert support\, members gain the benefits of being part of a national movement for better mental health. Learning outcomesAs an MHFAider you’ll be able to: Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early interventionEncourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supportsPractise active listening and empathyHave a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigmaDiscuss the MHFAider role in depth\, including boundaries and confidentialityPractise self-care Format The online course is structured across four sessions. Each session is a maximum of 3hrs 30mins and sessions are delivered within a three week period with an MHFA England Instructor Member\, covering 14 hours of content in total. Schedule May 2026 – Mental Health First Aid Online Course – all times UK Live Online Session 1: Thursday May 14th – 09.30 to 13.00 Live Online Session 2: Monday May 18th – 09.30 to 13.00 Live Online Session 3: Thursday May 21st – 09.30 to 13.00 Live Online Session 4: Thursday May 28th – 09.30 to 13.00 Learning takes place through a mix of instructor led training\, group discussions\, individual and group activities. Each session builds on the previous\, enabling the learner to gain confidence in supporting others with a Mental Health First Aid action plan. We limit numbers to 16 people per course so that instructors can keep people safe and supported while they learn. We strive for all of our learning content to be as accessible and inclusive as possible. TakeawaysEveryone who completes this course gets: A hard copy workbook to support their learning throughout the courseA digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the courseA wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action planA digital MHFAider® certificateAccess to the MHFAider Support App® for three yearsAccess to ongoing learning opportunities\, resources and exclusive events The opportunity to be part of the largest MHFAider® community in EnglandCourse Outline Session 1 Mental Health First Aid and the action plan The MHFAider® role and self-care Helpful and unhelpful language Useful models to support the role Session 2 What influences mental health? What is anxiety? Crisis first aid Active listening and empathy What are eating disorders? What is self-harm? What is substance misuse? Session 3 Applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan What is depression? What is suicide? Crisis first aid continued What is psychosis? Session 4 Recovery and lived experience Boundaries in the MHFAider® role Moving forward in the MHFAider® role My MHFA action plan Course Attendance Fee: MHFA England RRP: £325 + VAT per person (online public course attendance) The course is delivered by Mind Fitness Learning We are Mental Health First Aid England Instructor Members Previous MHFA course attendees have said: The course was great and really useful.Katie – Property Management Fascinating course. A very entertaining and extremely useful 2 days.Phil – Logistics Manager I think the message of hope for recovery that you interweaved throughout the two days has really equipped me to help others. Thank you so much!Gayle – Education I thought the course was fascinating and feel incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be able to participate. Thank you for a wonderful course which you led magnificently.David – Government Department A great two days of learning. Informative and important. Would highly recommend MHFA instructor\, trainer and all round nice guy Andy Barker.Lauren – HR Manager \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BOOK NOW URL:https://www.mindfitness.training/open-course/mhfa-england-mental-health-first-aid-online-course-may-2026/ LOCATION:Online Training\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Mental Health,Online Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mindfitness.training/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MHFA-Instructor-Member-Badge_White.png ORGANIZER;CN="Mind Fitness":MAILTO:info@mindfitness.training END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR