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MHFAiders® are essential to maintaining employee wellbeing. Our training is grounded in proven techniques and developed with clinical practitioners to ensure we provide the best course content possible. Encourage the individual to access NHS mental health services, ideally their own GP, as a matter of urgency and help to ensure that this happens – you could go with them if necessary or ensure someone else does. The workplace has changed for people and organisations. In the last few years, we've seen a global pandemic, economic downturns, cost of living pressures, adaptation to hybrid working, the great resignation and a recruitment crisis. It has taken a toll on employees, and now – more than ever – they need mental health support in the workplace. That's why we offer ongoing support to help MHFAiders® feel confident and empowered - long after they've completed their training course. MHFAiders® have access to regular online events that provide further learning and support, allowing them to continue to perform their role confidently and effectively, long after receiving their initial training

Train as a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) and receive three years of certification, plus access to ongoing benefits. If you are looking to train eight people or more, get in touch with our workplace mental health experts to learn more and to discuss your organisation's requirements:

What is Mental Health First Aid at the BBC?

The app provides 24/7 text support for when MHFAiders® are feeling overwhelmed or need guidance for certain situations Through their training and certification, MHFAiders® become part of a workplace wellbeing community. With access to the MHFAider Support App®, they can access 24/7 digital support, as well as training resources and ongoing learning opportunities. We make sure everything taught is reflective of people’s real lived experiences of poor mental health. The MHFAider Support App® provides training resources and ongoing learning opportunities so that MHFAiders® can improve their support skills on the job

And as a result, our course has proven to increase MHFAiders’® confidence in supporting people with mental health issues, meaning they can support your workplace more effectively in the long term. At MHFA England, providing support, building confidence and growing a community to drive change is crucial to us. It isn't a footnote or a half-hearted line in the small print. We've spent 15 years generating conversation around workplace mental health, and we understand that being an effective MHFAider® requires learning and support beyond training. Take the person to a quiet, safe place and help them to calm down. Sometimes listening may be enough.Encourage the individual to access NHS mental health services – this could be their GP or community mental health team (if already engaged with local mental health services) who will know their medical history and be able to direct them to the appropriate service. Someone who remains at significant risk of suicide should be under medical supervision and not be at work. However, if the risk has been medically assessed, and an individual does not require medical supervision then working can be a very positive contribution to helping them recover and work may be the best place for them to be. MHFAiders® can help organise their roles with reminders and secure conversation journaling, to safely reflect on their work Please do take a moment to test your tech before joining a session. Make sure that your webcam, microphone and speakers are working so that you can fully participate in the live sessions. Please make sure that you face the camera if you are using more than one screen. If you have not used Zoom before you can access information here

Computer or laptop with Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that is SSE2 capable and 512 MB of RAM, or a Surface PRO 2 or Surface PRO 3 Ask if the individual would like someone to come and meet them to take them home (bear in mind they may be happier to stay at work if they feel Ok). MHFAiders are trained across the BBC to recognise the symptoms of mental health problems, to provide initial help in an emergency and guide a person towards appropriate professional help. They are not therapists or medical professionals; they are trained BBC colleagues who can offer immediate assistance in a crisis situation. MHFA was introduced at the BBC in August 2014 and as of March 2018 over 700 BBC staff have been trained. Lists are also displayed on posters in many officesLists are also displayed on posters in many offices. Becoming a MHFAider is a significant commitment - if you’re interested in being trained and supporting your colleagues, you can find out more about the training using the relevant link to the MHFA course.

Online or face-to-face course structured across four flexible sessions. Each session is a maximum of 3hrs 45mins and sessions can be delivered within a two week period. If you are booking as an individual, you can learn more about course optionsand book directly with one of our independent instructors here: Additionally, MHFAiders® receive access to exclusive events so that they can continue to develop their support for your workplace beyond the training course Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first-level support and early intervention

Some suggested action are given below based on the perceived levels of risk the affected individual presents to themselves: Low risk Learners will be trained over four live sessions with an MHFA England Instructor Member, covering 14 hours of content in total.​ The MHFAider Support App® works to support the MHFAiders'®own mental health with resources within toteach critical self-care skillsOnce trained, MHFAiders are also asked to communicate and promote MHFA in their local area and they also become part of the BBC’s Mental Health Network and receive a MHFA turquoise lanyard so colleagues can identify them. But while MHFAiders® work to support others, they need support too. It is a crucial part of ensuring that MHFAiders® stay effective, confident and motivated to help their colleagues. If the individual is on the telephone, try to find out where they are located so you can direct the emergency services if needed. Know how to access a dedicated text service provided by Shout and ongoing learning opportunities with MHFA England