First Aid for Mental Health Course
This course provides essential skills for identifying and managing mental health crises, including suicide risk assessment and safety planning.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The First Aid for Mental Health Course equips you with clear, practical skills to spot acute crises, perform quick suicide risk assessments, and utilise validated tools like the C-SSRS and ASQ. You'll learn to develop collaborative safety plans, coordinate crisis resources, document ethically, communicate confidently, and adhere to legal protocols, enabling you to respond swiftly, safely, and effectively in high-risk situations.
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Develop skills
- Rapid suicide risk assessment: apply C-SSRS, ASQ, and focused clinical questions.
- Crisis safety planning: co-create brief, practical plans that reduce immediate risk.
- De-escalation communication: use calm, empathic dialogue to stabilise acute distress.
- Legal and ethical crisis response: act within duty to warn, protect, and document.
- Resource navigation: link clients fast to hotlines, mobile crisis, and urgent care.
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