Name: 2-Day Mental Health First Aid Course (MHFAider®) - Crawley
Start: 2025-12-10T09:15:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-11T17:00:00+00:00
Location: The Charis Centre

$2-Day Mental Health First Aid Course (MHFAider\u00ae) - Crawley$

Learn how to recognise and respond to someone experiencing a mental health concern
About this Event

Become a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®)

This in-person event will occur at The Charis Centre, where free on-site parking is available all day.

Starting at 9:15 AM and ending at 5:00 PM each day.

The two-day course takes place in a relaxed and supportive environment where each person is encouraged to learn and explore topics related to mental health and well-being. The primary focus of the course is to provide participants with the confidence and knowledge to support others, while also equipping them with tools to improve their own mental well-being.

The MHFA programme is practiced worldwide and certification is recognised in over 25 countries. The training is evidence-based, grounded in research and designed to be easily digested and incredibly thought-provoking.

Topics covered include: Depression, Anxiety disorders, Bipolar disorder, Eating disorders, self-harm, Schizophrenia and many more.

We also explore suicide and crisis intervention. Crucially, we discuss self-care and the boundaries of the MHFAider® role.

Learners will be able to:

Recognise those who may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention.
Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other support.
Practise active listening and empathy.
Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma.

All course materials provided: Detailed workbook to keep, Digital manual, MHFA England lanyard, and Certification.

Upon completing the two-day MHFA course learners become a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) and join a community of over five million people worldwide who have trained in MHFA skills.

Learners will also receive:

A hard copy workbook to support their learning throughout the course.
A digital manual to refer to whenever they need it after completing the course.
A wallet-sized reference card with the Mental Health First Aid action plan.
A digital MHFAider® certificate .
Access to the MHFAider® Support App for three years.
Access to ongoing learning opportunities, resources and exclusive events .

All bookings include 3 years of access to the MHFAider® support app and benefits. Book directly with Transpire to receive priority access to our Mental Health First Aider monthly live Zoom briefings and re-cap webinars. To found out more about Transpire Training please click here.

Agenda
Day 1 AM

Info: In session 1 you will cover: What is mental health first aid? The MHFAider® role , Why MHFA? Self-care, ALGEE, What is mental health? Helpful and unhelpful language , The frame of reference, and useful models to support the role, such as the The Stress Container model.

Day 1 PM

Info: In session 2 you will cover: What influences mental health?  What is anxiety?  Crisis first aid for panic attacks, What is a traumatic event? Crisis first aid for traumatic events, Active listening and empathy , What are eating disorders?  First aid for eating disorders, What is self-harm?  Crisis first aid for self-harm, and what is substance misuse? 

Day 2 AM

Info: In session 3 you will cover: What is depression?  What is suicide?  Crisis first aid for suicide, What is psychosis and crisis first aid for psychosis. As well as applying ALGEE.

Day 2 PM

Info: In session 4 you will cover: Recovery and lived experience , Applying ALGEE, Boundaries in the MHFAider® role, Moving forward in the MHFAider® role , and my MHFA action plan .