We offer a world-class training experience to become an officially recognised MHFAider®.
At any one time, one in six people of the working age population in Britain experience symptoms associated with poor mental health. MHFA training, just like physical first-aid, teaches you to spot the signs of poor mental health, and provide help on a first-aid basis.
Delivered by passionate experts
Our trainers are expert facilitators - for MHFA as well as broader Mental health & wellbeing – who understand the pressures of modern business. They each have lived experience of poor mental health, and extensive experience working in the corporate world. On our courses, they share their first-hand experiences of the relationship between the two.
Why do it?
There are many benefits of introducing MHFA training into your workplace, to name just a few:
• You can reduce the stigma around poor mental health, and help to build a supportive community of people looking out for each other within your team.
• You will empower your colleagues with invaluable tools of empathy and active listening.
• Poor mental health costs UK employers £56bn each year in lost productivity. Whilst the most important factor is people’s health, you will also safeguard your business.
Alongside the training, MHFAiders® are provided with an official certificate, a digital manual with information from the course, and three year access to ongoing learning and support through an official app.
Why us?
We go further than simply delivering the course - we shape the content and delivery to your work environment and your people. Unlike many providers of MHFA training, we see it as much more than a one-off exercise. Our approach is to build a relationship with your organisation and your MHFAiders®, and check in at moments beyond the course date to hear how it’s going.
We recommend a ratio of one MHFAider® per 10 staff, or matching the number of your physical first aiders. Read more guidance including who you should train, how to allow them to thrive in this new role, and how to signpost MHFA support to your other staff members in our comprehensive organisational support guide below.
Course options to suit your needs
We deliver the following courses both in person and virtually:
• Mental Health Aware
• MHFA Champions
• Mental Health First Aiders
• MHFA Refresher
• Suicide First Aid: Aware
• Suicide First Aid: Understanding Suicide Intervention
To find out more and discuss the right approach for you, please contact mark.ogrady@byrnedean.com
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Training
World class sessions in mental health & wellbeing, equity, diversity & inclusion, workplace behaviour, legal & risk, leadership and skills - delivered in person, virtually or via digital learning modules, to individuals and groups of any size.
Resolution
Helping to resolve workplace behaviour concerns with investigations, mediations and independent partnering.
Strategy
Recommending the best HR and people strategies – from inclusion and wellbeing to instilling cultural change – expertly and with objectivity.