Black Country Healthcare MHFA

10/01/2025

Are you interested in becoming a MHFAider?

Could your workplace benefit from having staff trained as MHFAider's to be the first sign of support for colleagues or clients?

Or have you heard about MHFA, but not too sure what the training entails and if it’s something you would like or need to do?

If so, then we could be the team for you…

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training is an evidence based first aid approach to supporting someone in a mental health related crisis, following a concise and memorable action plan to listen, support and to signpost someone effectively.

Here at Black Country Healthcare we are pleased to be able to offer a huge variety of MHFA England courses and Su***de First Aid, to cater to all individual and organisational needs.

Here is a brief overview of the courses that we provide -
• Mental Health First Aid - Adult (two days training)
• Mental Health First Aid - Youth (two days training)
• Mental Health First Aid Champion - Youth (one day training)
• Mental Health Aware - Adult (half day training)
• Mental Health First Aid Refresher - Adult (half day training)
• Su***de First Aid Lite (half day training)
• Su***de First Aid: Understanding Su***de Interventions (one day training)

The above courses are delivered between a team of four instructors who have a wealth of experience within the industry and who are passionate about supporting you, to then be able to support those around you. On your training you will have two experienced instructors deliver the course, this enables you to have one instructor teaching and one instructor on hand to ensure classroom safety and safeguarding is in place at all times for learners attending.

How can I access a course?🧐

If you would like any further information, to access our brochure, or to book a course with ourselves, please reach out to us on our email - bchft.mhfaenquiries@nhs.net where one of the team will be happy to work with you and see how we can help.

We offer open courses, where you will attend with multiple individuals from different organisations, or if you would like a more personal and bespoke nature we can offer a closed course for your organisation with a minimum of 8 learners / maximum 16 learners per course.

Please note, courses can either be delivered online or face to face, we work with what works best for your organisation.

How much does a course cost? 🧐

Course costs can vary, for example the RRP of the two day course is valued at £300pp. Our prices are competitive with subsidised fees of which can be requested via our email along with any other course costs you would like to request from our course offers above - bchft.mhfaenquiries@nhs.net.

Will I receive any certification for completing training? 🧐

After completing any of our above courses, you will be provided with certification of attendance and extensive resources to take away to help you within your new role as a MHFAider!
*Discounts are available for NHS, Voluntary and Third Sector organisations*

Again if you would like any more information, please contact us from the email address stated above. We are always happy to help and answer any questions you may have.

We look forward to hopefully welcoming some new faces in our classrooms in 2025 and training more MHFAiders to make sure Mental Health is everybody’s priority 💚

10/10/2024

Action for happiness for October

10/10/2024

World Mental Health Day 💚

To break the stigma. We need to get talking and make Mental health everyone’s business!

Following that Mental Health First Aid England, have came up with 3 simple ways to prioritise mental health in the workplace (see below). These 3 simple steps could make a huge difference 💚

02/10/2024

Please contact us if you are interested in becoming an MHFAider.
Contact us at: BCHFT.mhfaenquiries@nhs.net

12/09/2024

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID REFRESHER TRAINING!

Looking to renew your MHFAider training? Now is your chance!

Here at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust we have an opportunity to renew your skills & role as a Mental Health First Aider

If you have previously completed the full MHFA course up to 3years & 6months you will be required to complete the new MHFA Refresher course that has recently been launched by MHFA England to maintain your role.

On completion of the course your status as an MHFAider will be renewed and you will also benefit from the additional package that is attached to the role.

The course will be held online on Wednesday 23 October at 9.30 until 1.30pm.

If you are interested in registering for the course please contact us at:bchft.mhfaenquiries@nhs.net
and we can send you details and a booking form.

01/09/2024

Self care is the active process of making your body and mind a pleasant place to inhabit. By filling your own cup first, ensures you have enough to give others 💚

Practice your self care, and take new ideas from this months action for happiness calendar.

01/06/2024

Find something good in everyday, with ideas from this month’s Action For Happiness Calender.

Let’s find ways to be joyful together 💚

16/05/2024

As Mental Health Awareness week comes to a close and you've began to take more notice of the beauty of moving more, hopeful that you've made some positive changes in increasing physical activity and making connection with nature remember to keep up the good work by,

🗣 talking helps
💚 be kind to yourself and others
🚶‍♀️ be active, move more
🤲 help others, give compliments
🤔 learn something new about your local environment

13/05/2024

Are you going through a challenging time and in need of a friendly chat or a supportive space? Look no further! Tough Enough To Care hosts regular support groups for all those who could use a little extra support.
What We Offer:
🗣️ An open space to share your thoughts
☕️ Coffee and biscuits
🆓 Always FREE to attend
🚫 No obligation to talk, no need to book, no referral necessary
Come and meet like-minded individuals who understand the power of support over a cup of coffee. Find your local groups here: http://tinyurl.com/yxfahc75
Remember, you are not alone. Tough Enough To Care is here for you. 💙

13/05/2024

Research has shown that regular physical activity can make us happier and healthier. Yet more than a third of UK adults find it challenging to find the time for movement (Mental Health Foundation).

This Mental Health Awareness Week, use MHFA England'sⓇ Empower Half Hour resource to encourage your people to build movement into their working day.

▶️ Download the resource, listen to the new podcast, and find out about Mental Health First Aid training, here: https://bit.ly/3wpg1sG

(Image description: Green text on a white background says: We are supporting Mental Health Awareness Week. A green watch curves above and below the text. White text on the watch strap says: , 13-19 May 2024. The MHFA England logo is in the top left corner.)

13/05/2024

08/05/2024

Working with our commissioners at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to support staff and volunteers working in the VCFSE sector across the region. After completing the Youth MHFA course learners tell us:

🩷A really enjoyable course. Hearing the experiences of people around the table and from the trainers was a real strength of the course.

🩷Brilliant course which was full of information with a good balance of listening and being able to interact.

🩷I really enjoyed working with the group as there was a diverse range of experiences, knowledge and understanding

If you want to gain knowledge and confidence in common mental health conditions and understand how best to support your young people please get in touch by emailing bchft.mhfaenquiries@nhs.net and one of our team will get back to you.