Mental Health First Aid for Children Course Manchester

We have been running public first aid courses across Greater Manchester since 2016. Our own training centre, Caroline House in Audenshaw, has hosted over 790 public courses, and we run regular scheduled courses at St Matthew’s Community Hall in Trafford and The Townhouse Hotel in Manchester city centre — more than 100 public dates are currently in the diary across those venues.

Because our centre is in the Manchester area, onsite training at your own premises is straightforward across the city and the surrounding boroughs: Tameside, Trafford, Salford, Stockport, Oldham and Bolton. We deliver first aid, fire safety and mental health first aid training locally, and being close by means we can usually accommodate short-notice bookings.

First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing training for working with children.

This Mental Health training course is aimed at anyone looking after or working with children. Staff will gain the skills and knowledge to support children with their mental health and wellbeing.

The course is relevant for both primary and secondary school mental health training.

Staff Learning Outcomes

By the end of the training, staff will be able to:

1. Respond Effectively in a Crisis

   • Show others what actions to take during a mental health crisis.

2. Implement Wellbeing Initiatives

   • Demonstrate how mental health and wellbeing strategies are applied in practice.

3. Prevent Escalation of Concerns

   • Identify and address mental health concerns before they become serious issues.

4. Understand Child Mental Health

   • Recognize and support child mental health and wellness needs.

5. Develop Crisis Management Plans

   • Create plans for handling mental health crises in the workplace.

6. Establish Referral Pathways for Children

   • Ensure children receive successful referrals when needed.

7. Meet Ofsted Requirements

   • Demonstrate how to support a child’s mental health and wellbeing to Ofsted.

8. Create a Workplace Mental Health Strategy

   • Develop an overall approach for managing mental health in the workplace.

9. Signpost to Resources

   • Direct staff and children to appropriate mental health and wellbeing resources.

This course can be delivered by Zoom/Teams, in your own venue, or in one of our venues.

Please contact us to discuss this course and your requirements in more detail.

Mental Health Qualification Number: 260453