The Course is designed to help spot people struggling with mental health and offer a point of contact for employees. Mental health first aiders are the 1st point of contact for employees if they are experiencing emotional distress with a mental health problem, such as stress, anxiety or depression. They are trained to listen and offer support.
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for the different mental health issues and strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
It is as important as ever we talk to each other and look out for each other and this is something we will always encourage at Connolly Scaffolding.