The REHIS Mental Health First Aid course, launched in 2025, aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required for the responsibility of the role of a mental health first aider.
Course content includes:
• To provide participants with underpinning knowledge about the principles of mental health first aid and mental health conditions
• To start to develop the skills and increase confidence in approaching and/or being approached with a mental health problem or illness
• To recognise how to promote a culture for good mental health within a workplace setting
• To describe the role and responsibility of the Mental Health First aider
• The importance for mental health first aiders to maintain self-care and ensure resilience
