MHFA courses
2-Day MHFA Course (Full Qualification)
Qualifies participants as Mental Health First Aiders. Covers depression, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders and self-harm. Includes detailed intervention strategies and crisis management skills. Best for HR teams, line managers and designated wellbeing champions.
1-Day MHFA Champion
Creates advocates for mental health across your organisation. Participants learn to recognise early signs of stress, initiate supportive conversations and build a positive team culture. Best for supervisors and team leaders.
Half-Day Awareness Session
An introductory overview for all employees. Covers general mental health awareness, self-care strategies and how to access support. Ideal for rolling out awareness across large workforces.
Why MHFA from MCL Medics
- Integrated with your EAP: When a Mental Health First Aider identifies someone who needs professional support, the pathway into our EAPA-accredited Employee Assistance Programme is direct and managed. No separate referral process, no waiting list shuffle.
- Clinically backed: Our MHFA instructors work within our SEQOHS-accredited clinical governance framework. Training is delivered by people who understand both the clinical reality and the workplace context.
- Part of a wider strategy: MHFA training works best when it sits within a broader wellbeing architecture. Combined with our Employee Assistance Programme, HR & Management Support and Critical Incident services, your mental health provision becomes a complete, joined-up system.
- National delivery: Courses delivered onsite at your premises anywhere in the UK or at our training centres. We have been running workplace mental health programmes for employers since 1999.
FAQs
Not yet, but HSE recommends employers consider mental health training as part of their first aid needs assessment and wider HSE stress at work guidance. It is increasingly considered best practice and expected by regulators in high-risk sectors.
No. Mental Health First Aiders provide initial support and signpost to professionals, exactly as a physical first aider stabilises a casualty until paramedics arrive. For ongoing therapy, employees are referred into our EAP counselling service.
MHFA England recommends a refresher course every 3 years to maintain knowledge and confidence. We can schedule refresher sessions as part of an ongoing training agreement.
Yes. Organisations with trained Mental Health First Aiders typically see earlier intervention, shorter absence durations and improved return-to-work outcomes. Combined with our EAP, the effect is measurable.