Experts in First Aid for Mental Health Training
We specialise in delivering online First Aid for Mental Health training delivered via live webinars. We are committed to delivering the highest quality learning experience.
All learners who successfully complete our courses can be awarded an Ofqual regulated qualification. This ensures that our courses are regulated and of an extremely high standard.
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We believe that professional, engaging, high-quality mental health training should be available to all individuals and businesses across the UK
Full Qualification in First Aid for Mental Health
Become a Fully Qualified First Aider for Mental Health via Distance Learning
All of our courses are FAA Accredited and Ofqual regulated.
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• Study 100% via distance learning.
• Benefit from live instructor-led training.
• You will have direct access to a fully qualified First Aid for Mental Health Trainer and Assessor throughout your learning.
• All training is guided by a fully qualified Trainer/Assessor.
• The whole course takes approximately 14 hours to complete (live group webinars + self-study = 14 hours).
• Your learning is assessed via a professional discussion on Zoom and you will be sent the details of how to book this discussion in your welcome email.
• You will receive a certificate to evidence your achievement, and an electronic email signature badge that you may use to identify yourself as a First Aider for Mental Health.
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This course will train you, support you, and build your confidence in supporting someone who is experiencing mental distress. Much the same as a traditional first aider who is concerned with physical distress, a First Aider for Mental Health provides the same type of immediate help and support for emotional distress.
You will learn:
• What First Aid for Mental Health is.
• How to identify the main Mental Health conditions someone might be experiencing when you could be called to support them
• How to provide advice and how to start a conversation with someone experiencing a Mental Health condition, following a clear Action Plan.
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• Stress
• Drugs and alcohol
• Depression
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Self-harm
• Suicide
• Eating disorders
• Personality disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Anxiety
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Once registered, we send out all of the learning materials via email along with a welcome letter to guide you through your course. An electronic First Aid for Mental Health Manual is also sent to each learner.
The welcome letter will provide you with further information regarding live webinar joining instructions and how to book your assessment. Please do let us know via your registration form, which you will be sent, of any additional learning support you many need.
The live webinars are delivered via live Zoom webinars that fully train you in how to support someone in mental distress towards recovery.
The assessment can be booked using our online calendar (you will receive a link to this in your welcome letter) and must be done five weeks from when you receive your learning materials.
The assessment lasts for about 30 minutes and you will be asked questions to demonstrate your understanding of the role, and of the different mental health conditions included on your course. This is done live via a Zoom meeting with an assessor. We will fully support and prepare you to successfully pass the assessment.
Live Training Course
£350 (fully inclusive)
Our live training courses run over two webinars on the same day and offers learners a live group training experience via Zoom, along with additional individual study materials. We will send you all of the training materials, and webinar joining instructions a week before your course start date.
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The live training webinars take place on one day over two live webinars at the following times:
10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
Upcoming course:
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Requalification
£325 (fully inclusive)
We are delighted to welcome back our learners who have previously qualified as First Aiders for Mental Health, and in order to maintain their qualification need to requalify after three years.
Successful requalification ensures that First Aiders for Mental Health maintain their qualification, and may continue to display their electronic signature badge identifying themselves as fully qualified First Aiders for Mental Health.
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The requalification courses takes place over two live webinars on the same day, typically between 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm. Requalifiers must attend both webinars on the same day. There will also be some self-study learning materials sent to you prior to the course.
Upcoming Requalification course date:
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Tuesday 17th November 2026
Refresher
£195 (fully inclusive)
We recognise that First Aiders for Mental Health have a responsible and important role to play at work and in our communities. To further support our graduates, we offer annual refresher courses.
This three-hour refresher course reviews the CARE action plan, and provides a space for qualified First Aiders for Mental Health to discuss situations that may have arisen whilst undertaking the role.
These sessions take place on Zoom and are available to all learners who have successfully qualified as First Aiders for Mental Health.
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Please contact us for upcoming course dates
FAQs
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First Aid for Mental Health is a training course that we offer, which will give you the skills in how to help a person developing a mental health problem (including a substance use problem), experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem or is experiencing a mental health crisis.
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Sometimes it is known as Mental Health First Aid or FAMH or MHFA.
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Like traditional First Aid, Mental Health First Aid does not teach people to treat or diagnose mental health or substance use conditions. Instead, our training teaches people how to offer initial support until appropriate professional help is received, or until the crisis resolves.
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Yes, all of our learners receive accredited training certified and regulated by Ofqual, which is listed on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SCQF). All of our courses have been developed in association with the awarding organisation First Aid Awards (FAA).
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Yes. You will receive one directly emailed to you shortly after you successfully complete your assessment
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We think so, and our past learners think so too. We offer live taught group webinars on our First Aid for Mental Health courses, which will give you an opportunity to be a part of an online group; it will also give you the opportunity to practice scenarios and participate in discussions, and pose any questions you might have.
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This can vary between courses - please check with us if group size is important to you.
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Yes, and we would be delighted to discuss our refresher FAMH course with you, and designing bespoke courses to meet your needs.
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You must be aged 18 or over to undertake our courses.
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Our online/distance courses are open to anyone, anywhere across the world, but please check that the qualification is valid if you plan to use it outside of the UK.
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We understand, and every learner having a positive experience of our training is important to us. We deliver all of our courses in a safe, supportive, thoughtful way, and all of our trainers are experienced in the subject area. Sometimes learners bring real life experiences to the group discussions, but we always handle them sensitively and we will make sure that everyone feels safe and grounded throughout the training and ready to confidently and safely leave at the close of each course. The role of a First Aider for Mental Health is a specific role, which ensures the training is focused on performing only that role in a clear and specific way.