Become a certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Champion.
This one-day Youth MHFA Champions course is a condensed version of the two-day Youth Mental Health First Aiders course. This course teaches you how to identify when a young person might be experiencing a mental health issue and how to guide them to get the help they need. The one-day course covers the fundamentals of the six most common mental health issues affecting young people. Delegates who complete the whole day are certified as Youth MHFA Champions by Mental Health First Aid England.
Details
This course is designed for anyone working with children and young people aged 8-18, including schools, Children & Families Services, third sector organisations, and private providers. It is delivered through interactive activities, presentations, and discussions in a psychologically safe environment, with group sizes capped at 16 (minimum 10) to support meaningful participation. The programme is delivered over two structured sessions: Session 1: Introduction to Youth MHFA Champion, mental health and stigma, the MHFA action plan, depression, and suicide. Session 2: Anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, psychosis, recovery, and resilience. Further details about this course can be found at https://www.schoolwellbeing.co.uk/mental-health-wellbeing/pages/youth-mental-health-first-aid-training If you want a more in-depth experience, you may wish to consider the two-day course that is running throughout the year. This provides a more in depth understanding of specific mental health issues and is delivered in four manageable chunks.
Outcome
This one-day course trains you as a Youth MHFA Champion, giving you: • An understanding of common mental health issues and how they can affect young people, • Ability to spot signs of mental ill health in young people and guide them to a place of support, • Knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness, • Skills to support positive wellbeing. Everyone who completes the course will be able to take away with them: • A Youth Mental Health Champion manual to refer to whenever they need it, • A workbook including some helpful tools to support your own mental health, • A Youth Mental Health Champion lanyard and action card, • A Youth Mental Health Champion pen. Following the programme, delegates will receive a certificate from Mental Health First Aid England confirming their attendance on the course and their status as a Youth MHFA Champion.
Trainer
Health & Wellbeing Team
Cost: �150 per delegate ( with a current Health & Wellbeing SLA ) �190 per delegate ( without a current Health & Wellbeing SLA ) Note: This training is not covered by Health & Wellbeing SLA credits. Bespoke delivery available at your venue: �1,500 (up to 16 participants). Venues must seat 16 plus two trainers, support presentations, and provide a quiet space if required. Duration: One full day ( 8:45am arrival for 9:00am-5:00pm ). Full attendance is required for accreditation. Refreshments: Not provided. Please bring your own; hot and cold water available. Cancellations: Minimum 5 working days' notice required. Late cancellations/non-attendance charged in full ('pay as you go'); SLA schools incur �30 per delegate. Minimum of 8 participants required (licence condition). Full attendance is mandatory-no continuation or refund for missed sessions (except illness or bereavement). Trainer: Steven Body - 07891 273134 steven.body@leeds.gov.uk Enquiries: schoolwellbeing@leeds.gov.uk
