Adult MHFA Courses

Birmingham, Brighton, Bury St Edmunds, Crawley, Chelmsford, Exeter, Ipswich, Isle of Wight, Kent, London, Milton Keynes, Newmarket, Norwich, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Reading, Swindon and Online.

Become a mental health first aider (MHFAider) on a Transpire Training public mental health first aid course. The two day courses run in a relaxed and encouraging setting. Each person is supported to learn and explore the topics surrounding mental health and wellbeing. The courses are primarily about giving participants the confidence and knowledge to support others, whilst we also develop tools to cultivate our own mental wellbeing.

Transpire Training instructors are all MHFA England accredited, passionate and great facilitators who are skilled in building a psychologically safe learning environment. All our MHFA instructors are experienced and knowledgeable (without the jargon) with extensive professional and or personal mental health backgrounds.

Benefits of booking with Transpire

MHFA Briefings: Opportunity for Mental Health First Aiders to connect, learn, share and support. Hosted by our experienced MHFA England Instructor once a month. Monthly Awareness Webinars: Re-visit topics learnt on the course and build on your knowledge. Email Support: Our experienced consortium of MHFA instructors can offer guidance on signposting, trick interventions and general queries. Further Learning: We are mental health training specialists delivering the full range of MHFA England Mental Health Trainings, Suicide Intervention courses, Neurodiversity in the workplace training, Menopause awareness training and bespoke course workshops.
About our MHFA trainers

All of our instructors are accredited by MHFA England. They are passionate and skilled facilitators who excel at creating a psychologically safe learning environment. Our MHFA instructors have extensive professional and personal backgrounds in mental health, without all the complicated jargon. We are really proud of our five-star Google rating for our mental health training courses.
What's included?

Two days training live face-to-face training with an experienced and accredited MHFA instructor. A hard copy workbook to support learning throughout the course. A digital manual. An MHFA England lanyard. A digital MHFAider® certificate. Access to the MHFAider Support App® and further learning opportunities. Access to Transpire monthly Webinars and Mental Health First Aider Briefings.
What to expect on the day

Learning takes place through a medley of group discussions, videos, workshop activities and case studies. The pace is kept light and easy to follow whilst being incredibly thought-provoking.
Learning outcomes

Recognise those that may be experiencing poor mental health and provide them with first level support and early intervention. Encourage a person to identify and access sources of professional help and other supports. Practise active listening and empathy. Have a conversation with improved mental health literacy around language and stigma. Discuss the MHFAider® role in depth, including boundaries and confidentiality. Practise self-care.
What are the training options?

In-person classroom training: We currently run in-person mental health first aid courses where individual places can be booked. The classroom format is two days training. See locations at bottom of this web page. Online deliveries: Same training and certificate, delivered via live virtual classrooms- Mental health first aid online Private group training: If you have six or more people to train you have the option to chose your own dates and schedule.

Adult MHFA Course Locations

If you are an organisation with 6 or more people to train please email groups@transpiretraining.com