Mental Health First Aid

Helping you to build stronger awareness of mental wellbeing.

Mental Health First Aid starts with you

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised training course designed to teach people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis.

Develop your skills to support mental health on our evidence based training programmes.

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Mental Health First Aid Training — Helping Your Team Thrive (Nantwich, Manchester & Cheshire)

Become a Mental Health First Aider with Talent Inspire

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an internationally recognised, evidence-based training that equips individuals and teams with the skills to recognise signs of mental ill health, offer initial support and guide people to appropriate help, the mental health equivalent of physical first aid.

Why MHFA Matters

We all have mental health, just as we have physical health. Yet, stigma and lack of understanding often prevent people from speaking up or supporting others effectively. MHFA training bridges that gap by helping your organisation:

  • Build mental health awareness and resilience
  • Reduce stigma in the workplace
  • Improve confidence to start sensitive conversations
  • Support colleagues early and prevent escalation
  • Enhance workplace wellbeing and productivity

This training is ideal for HR professionals, managers, team leads and business owners particularly within Nantwich, Crewe, Chester, Manchester and across the Cheshire region (within 100 miles).

Mental Health First Aiders are valuable in providing early intervention help.

Accredited MHFA England Courses

Our MHFA courses are delivered by Accredited MHFA England® instructors, meaning your team gains a recognised qualification and certificate on completion.

What You’ll Learn

  • Recognising warning signs and triggers of poor mental health
  • Practical early-support skills and empathetic conversation techniques
  • Confidence to respond and signpost to further support
  • Enhanced interpersonal skills and non-judgemental listening
  • Tools to help increase team wellbeing and psychological safety

Successful delegates receive accreditation and a learning handbook to support their ongoing MHFA role.

Mental Health First Aiders are valuable in providing early intervention help.

An in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect well-being.
Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues.
Confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.
Enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening.
Knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support.
A 258 page handbook to support them in their new role as an MHFA Champion in the workplace.

Booking a course with Talent Inspire

2 Day MHFA Course.

We run the 2 day MHFA course as an open course monthly for individuals to book onto (online and classroom based). Our online courses run over 4 sessions with self learning combined with instructor led sessions. The classroom based courses are 2 full days in class and are fully instructor led.

13 April 2026

Mental Health First Aid (13 April to 14 April 2026)
Location: Manchester

30 April 2026

Mental Health First Aid (30 April to 01 May 2026)
Location: Manchester

18 May 2026

Mental Health First Aid (18 May to 19 May 2026)
Location: Manchester

11 June 2026

Mental Health First Aid (11 June to 12 June 2026)
Location: Manchester

09 July 2026

Mental Health First Aid (09 July to 10 July 2026)
Location: Manchester

10 August 2026

Mental Health First Aid (10 August to 11 August 2026)
Location: Manchester

14 September 2026

Mental Health First Aid (14 September to 15 September 2026)
Location: Manchester

08 October 2026

Mental Health First Aid (08 October to 09 October 2026)
Location: Manchester

19 November 2026

Mental Health First Aid (19 November to 20 November 2026)
Location: Manchester

Half Day MHFA Refresher Course.

Keep your workplace supported with an MHFA refresher course, delivered by an Accredited MHFA England instructor.

This half day course is for people who want to refresh their MHFAider® training. Just like physical first aid, MHFAider® training should be kept up to date. This four hour course is designed to refresh your knowledge and give you an opportunity to practise your skills.

23 April 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

15 May 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

03 June 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

07 July 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

18 August 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

10 September 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

16 October 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

03 November 2026

Mental Health First Aid Refresher
Location: Online

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