Research group leaders should learn how to recognize if colleagues are experiencing problems at work, says James Turner. Research group leaders should learn how to recognize if colleagues are experiencing problems at work, says James Turner.
"I was too afraid to take up too much space in other people's minds, other people's lives," explains the mental health first-aider. "The people who really care for you will never think that you're too much." She says the first step should be to validate your own feelings...
The DfE’s pledge to provide every secondary school with a member of staff trained in mental health first aid is not enough, experts are warning. Teachers who are the only mental-health first-aider in their schools have a “huge burden” to bear and their own mental health becomes at risk...
is launching a new initiative to make its Mental Health First Aiders more visible. All employees from its infrastructure business who have undertaken Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England’sMental Health First Aid course,will now be able to display a Mental Health First Aider...
Over the last fifteen years, I've been working with children and young people with various mental health and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). I hold a degree in Creative Expressive Therapy, I'm a qualified Mental Health First Aider, and have a professional certificate in Senso...
We all have first aiders in the workplace, they’re great too, but we also have health and safety policies and safe working guidelines. We’re not sending staff out into the workplace without checking if it’s safe, reliant that if they do have an accident the first aider will fix it...
Becoming a Mental Health First AiderPam SwainSpringer NatureBDJ Team
Clegg promotes need for mental health first-aiderThe article reports on the suggestion of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg that employers should have an employee trained to assist workers suffering from...
All workplaces should ensure an employee is trained in "first aid" mental health for any members of staff who need help, according to the government.In its new No health without mental health: implementation framework , published on 24 July, the Department of Health called for mental health ...
Exploring Youth Mental Health First Aider Training Outcomes by Workforce Affiliation: A Survey of Project AWARE ParticipantsYouth Mental Health First AidMental healthPreventionTreatmentServicesYouth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a public education program designed to improve youth mental health ...