Mental Health First Aid Course Oxford
You know how to bandage a cut, treat a burn or call for help when someone needs first aid. But would you know what to do if that person were experiencing mentally ill health and needed support?
Be the Right Help at the Right Time
We all have ups and downs in our mental health and wellbeing but sometimes, environment and circumstance can lead us to lose our balance. Even so, many of us don’t know how to support colleagues, friends or family members experiencing a mental health issue.
What is Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)?
Three Core Components
- Understanding the realities of mental health
- Recognising the signs of trouble
- Getting Access to Effective Intervention
Mental Health Affects Every Business Workplace
Better Support at Work = Better Work
- At any one time, one in six people of the working-age population of Britain experience symptoms associated with mental ill health.
- 50% of employees have experienced at least one characteristic of burn out due to greater job demands and expectations, lack of social interaction and lack of boundaries between work and home life.
- Almost half of workers (46%) say they’ve worked in recent months despite not feeling physically or mentally well enough to perform their duties.
The cost of mental ill health for employers
- Mental ill health costs UK employers approximately £56 billion each year.
- Annual cost of presenteeism: approx. £28 billion
- Annual cost of staff turnover: approx. £22 billion
- Annual cost of absenteeism: approx. £6 billion
For every £1 spent by employers on mental health interventions, employers could get back £5.30 in reduced absence, presenteeism, and staff turnover.
Mental Health First Aid Training Courses for Your Business
Oxford CBT’s 2-Day Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training courses ensure that every participant comes away with the five skills key to spotting and managing a potential mental health event.
Assess the situation.
Encourage self help.
Listen non-judgmentally.
Encourage professional help.
Give reassurance and information.
Mental Health First Aid Courses have long term benefits to your organisation as well.
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Reduced Mental Health Stigma
Increased mental health literacy across your team. -
Mental & Physical Wellbeing
Healthy employees make for healthy workplaces. -
A Team of First Responders
Employees and managers who know what to look for, do and say.
Begin your
wellness journey
Get in touch with us and we will assess your needs and expertly pair you with the right clinician and services to get you on the path to embracing life.
Already have an idea of your condition? Take a self-assessment screening for our clinicians to further evaluate.