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Our mental health awareness workshop is a great way of gaining greater understanding of the complexities of mental health, in an interesting and accessible way.
What is mental health?
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and behave. It also helps control how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is significant at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
What is covered in the course?
- Basic awareness around mental health
- What is mental health – good and poor
- Risk factors for developing a mental health problem
- Signs and symptoms of common mental health difficulties
- Suicide – how to address it
- Having the confidence in how to support a person experiencing mental health problems
- What other support is available
- Tools and techniques which help
- Consideration of own wellbeing.
Course details
- This is a one-day training programme
- Participants attending the course will receive a certificate of attendance
- Courses can be tailored specifically to suit organisational need
- Courses can be delivered on your own premises or at a designated venue through Mind BLMK.
We offer bespoke training to suit your needs. Please contact us for further information.
Want to know more?
For more information ring 0300 330 0635 or email [email protected]
Disclaimer: Mind BLMK will make every effort to run their training courses but reserve the right to cancel or change the dates of the above course should it be necessary to do so.
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Our Mind Matters group at Emmaus Village Carlton will be meeting on Friday, 21 December for a mince pie and a drink from 11 am - 12 noon. All are welcome for this pre-Christmas get together!
‘I did it to help others and raise awareness. Little did I know that joining would help me too’ January 2018 REDer
As we countdown to RED January 2019, we’d love to know the reason why you’ve chosen to take part.
You can share your story with us at [email protected]
Sleep is so important for our mental health but it can be very hard to break out of a cycle of poor sleeping habits. You can get lots of advice and tips on the national Mind website if you need support for sleep problems: www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/sleep-problems/#.XBJK54v7Spo
It's nearly time for The Crown at Shillington's Christmas Carols around the Christmas Tree event when they will be collecting for us once again. There will be mulled wines and mince pies, as well as a good old sing song. Do go along and join them next Wednesday from 6pm if you can 😊
With thousands of us with mental health problems forced to reapply for Universal Credit, national Mind is campaigning for urgent guarantees from the government that nobody will be left behind by the switch. You can get involved if you want to campaign as well, or find out more information about what's happening at the link below.
The next stage | Mind, the mental health charity - help for mental health problems
mind.org.uk
The Government's latest plans for the roll-out of Universal Credit opens up thousands of people with mental health problems to the risk of being left without any income at all.
‘I did it to help others and raise awareness. Little did I know that joining would help me too’ January 2018 REDer
As we countdown to #REDJanuary2019, we’d love to know the reason why you’ve chosen to take part.
You can share your story with us at [email protected]
We've got an information stand today at Central Bedfordshire College. If you work or study there, why not come and say hello to us?