If a place is available you will receive an email from the training provider Derbyshire Adult Community Education (DACES). This includes joining instructions, and a link for you to register with MHFA England.
DACES are delivering the training but you must also register with MHFA England via the provided link to access a training place and for the course resources to be sent to you.
Mental health first aid - adult
This training course teaches individuals how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
This course is suitable for individuals whose role may include provision of support to adults who may have emotional distress, be at higher risk of mental health difficulties, or who have experience of mental health problems.
It's delivered as both a face-to-face and virtual (online interactive) course. The face-to-face course is 2 days long. The virtual course is generally delivered over 4 shorter sessions on different days. All sessions must be attended to complete the course.
Participants must be over 18 to attend.
Virtual mental health first aid - adult course dates
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 4 March 2025:
Face-to-face mental health first aid - adult course dates
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 31 January 2025:
- 2 sessions at Clay Cross on 24 February 2025 (all day) and 3 March 2025 (all day) - fully booked
Mental health first aid - adult - for Deaf and hard of hearing
Places on these courses are ringfenced for people from the Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing community in Derbyshire.
This training course teaches individuals how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue.
This course is suitable for individuals whose role may include provision of support to adults who may have emotional distress, be at higher risk of mental health difficulties, or who have experience of mental health problems.
It's delivered as a face-to-face course. The face-to-face course is 2 days long. All sessions must be attended to complete the course.
To attend one of the BSL courses participants must communicate in British Sign Language (BSL).
To attend one of the palantypist courses participants must require the support of a palantypist.
Participants must be over 18 to attend.
Participants should not have already completed an MHFA course in the last 2 years.
Courses delivered in British Sign Language (BSL)
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 10 February 2025:
- 2 sessions at Chesterfield on 3 March 2025 (all day) and 5 March 2025 (all day) - registration ended
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 20 March 2025:
Courses delivered with palantypist support
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 10 February 2025:
- 2 sessions at Clay Cross on 3 March 2025 (all day) and 4 March 2025 (all day) - registration ended
Mental health first aid - youth
This course teaches the skills and confidence to help spot the signs of mental health issues in a young person, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need.
Learning takes place across 4 topics:
- youth mental health first aid
- depression and anxiety
- suicide and psychosis
- self-harm and eating disorders
It's delivered as both a face-to-face and virtual (online interactive) course. The face-to-face course is 2 days long. The virtual course is generally delivered over 4 shorter sessions on different days with self-learning required prior to its start and in between each session. All sessions must be attended to complete the course.
Mental health first aid youth courses are for individuals who work with or support young people aged 8 to 18. Participants must be over 18 to attend.
Virtual mental health first aid - youth course dates
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 14 February 2025:
- 2 live sessions on 7 March 2025 (all day) and 14 March 2025 (all day) - fully booked
Face-to-face mental health first aid - youth course dates
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 15 January 2025:
- 2 sessions at South Normanton on 7 February 2025 (all day) and 14 February 2025 (all day) - registration ended
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 31 January 2025:
- 2 sessions at Clay Cross on 24 February 2025 (all day) and 3 March 2025 (all day) - cancelled
Mental health first aid refresher course
This 4-hour course is designed to refresh your knowledge and confidence as an adult mental health first aider who has completed the mental health first aid adult course 3 or more years ago. However, anyone who has completed the mental health first aid youth course 3 or more years ago is also welcome to attend.
Participants must be over 18 to attend and have previously qualified as a mental health first aider.
Virtual mental health first aid refresher course dates
The deadline for booking onto the following course is 28 February 2025:
Face-to-face mental health first aid refresher course dates
No dates are currently available.