📄 VERSION 1: Easy Read Booklet (Full Text)
🎯 Learning Goals
By the end of this module, you will:
- Understand the 4 main aims of MHFA
- Understand what happens on a MHFA course
- Learn how to support someone
- Learn about the 5 C’s of mental health
🎯 The 4 Main Aims of Mental Health First Aid
MHFA has four main aims:
1️⃣ Recognise signs and symptoms
👉 Notice when someone may have a mental health problem.
Examples:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Confusion
- Changes in behaviour
2️⃣ Use an action plan
👉 Use a step-by-step plan (ALGEE) to help someone.
- Stay calm
- Listen
- Support
- Guide to help
3️⃣ Understand barriers to help
👉 Some people do not ask for help because:
- They feel embarrassed
- They feel ashamed
- They do not know where to go
- They are afraid
👉 MHFA helps reduce these barriers.
4️⃣ Support in crisis
👉 Know how to respond in an emergency:
- Suicide risk
- Self-harm
- Danger to others
👉 Always take action and get help.
🧠 What happens on a MHFA course?
On a course, you will learn:
- 👀 How to recognise mental health problems
- 👂 How to listen properly
- 🛡️ How to keep someone safe (safeguarding)
- 🚨 How to handle a crisis
- 📞 How to signpost to help
- 💙 How to look after your own wellbeing
🌟 The 5 C’s of Mental Health
The 5 C’s help us stay mentally healthy:
🤝 Connection
- Build good relationships
- Talk to friends and family
- Feel less alone
💙 Compassion
- Be kind to yourself
- Be kind to others
- Reduce self-criticism
🧩 Coping
- Manage stress
- Use healthy strategies
- Avoid harmful habits
🌍 Community
- Feel part of a group
- Have support
- Share experiences
🛡️ Care
- Look after yourself
- Eat, sleep, and rest
- Ask for help when needed
💡 Key Message
👉 Mental health first aid helps people feel safe, supported, and understood.
✏️ Activity
Think about:
- How do you stay calm when stressed?
- Who supports you?
- What helps your mental health?
❓ Quick Check
- What are the 4 aims of MHFA?
- Name one reason people may not ask for help
- What does “Connection” mean?
✅ Answers
- Recognise, Use action plan, Understand barriers, Crisis support
- Embarrassment or fear
- Building relationships
📊 VERSION 2: PowerPoint Slides
🟦 Slide 1: Title
Module 2: Mental Health First Aid Skills
🟦 Slide 2: 4 Aims of MHFA
- Recognise signs
- Use an action plan
- Understand barriers
- Support in crisis
🟦 Slide 3: Recognising Signs
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Behaviour changes
🟦 Slide 4: Action Plan
- Use ALGEE
- Stay calm
- Listen
- Support
🟦 Slide 5: Barriers to Help
- Shame
- Fear
- Lack of knowledge
🟦 Slide 6: Crisis Support
- Suicide risk
- Self-harm
- Get help immediately
🟦 Slide 7: MHFA Course Covers
- Listening
- Safeguarding
- Crisis support
- Signposting
🟦 Slide 8: The 5 C’s
- Connection
- Compassion
- Coping
- Community
- Care
🟦 Slide 9: Key Message
- Mental health matters
- Support helps
- Everyone can learn
🧩 VERSION 3: Activity Sheet
✏️ Activity 1: Match the words
Match:
- Connection → ( ) Relationships
- Compassion → ( ) Kindness
- Coping → ( ) Stress management
- Care → ( ) Self-care
- Community → ( ) Belonging
✏️ Activity 2: Scenario
Someone says:
“I feel overwhelmed and alone.”
- What would you do?
- What would you say?
✏️ Activity 3: Fill in the blanks
- MHFA helps people in ______
- The 5 C’s include ______ and ______
- One barrier is feeling ______
🧠 VERSION 4: Quiz + Answers
❓ Questions
- What are the 4 aims of MHFA?
- Name one barrier to help-seeking
- What does coping mean?
- Name 2 of the 5 C’s
- What should you do in a crisis?
✅ Answers
- Recognise, Action, Barriers, Crisis
- Shame or fear
- Managing stress
- Any two: Connection, Compassion, Coping, Community, Care
- Get help immediately
🎓 VERSION 5: Trainer Notes (Teaching Guide)
💡 Teaching Tips
- Use simple language
- Give real-life examples
- Encourage discussion
- Use role play
🧠 Key Teaching Points
- MHFA is a support role
- Listening is very important
- ALGEE is the core model
- Crisis situations need urgent action
- The 5 C’s support wellbeing
🌍 VERSION 6: Key Learning Summary
👉 MHFA teaches:
- How to recognise problems
- How to support someone
- How to respond in a crisis
👉 The 4 aims:
- Recognise
- Action plan
- Barriers
- Crisis support
👉 The 5 C’s:
- Connection
- Compassion
- Coping
- Community
- Care
💙 FINAL MESSAGE
👉 Everyone can learn MHFA
👉 You can make a difference
👉 Support saves lives
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