Mental Health First Aid Manual

The 2nd edition Standard MHFA Manual (2010) was written to accompany the 12hr Standard MHFA Course.

This manual "has been written to accompany the 12-hour Mental Health First Aid course. The course is designed for members of the public to learn how to assist someone who is developing a mental illness or is in a mental health crisis." - page iii.

Mental Health First Aid is the ultimate guide for friends, families, schools, work, colleagues, carers and individuals; to help themselves and others optimise their mental health. Providing a structured approach, detailed advice and a wealth of resources to help yourself or others in need of additional support. Written by Emma Hammett RGN, an experienced nurse and first aid trainer, in conjunction with clinicians from Maudsley Learning and other healthcare professionals. Emma is an authority on first aid and mental health first aid, regularly featuring in the press and in respected publications. This is Emma's fourth book.

The 3rd edition Youth MHFA Manual (2013) was written to accompany the 14-hr Youth MHFA Course.

This Manual is for senior adolescents in years 10 - 12 to assist friends who have mental health problem.

This manual is designed to orient helpers to offer psychological first aid (PFA) to people following a serious crisis event. PFA involves humane, supportive and practical assistance for people who are distressed, in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities. The instructions and materials in this manual are for a half-day orientation (4 hours excluding breaks) to prepare helpers to support people recently affected by very stressful events. If you have more time available for the orientation, extra activities and slides are included in text boxes to deliver a full day orientation (five and a half hours excluding breaks). Where possible, one should organize full day orientations to allow for deeper learning. It is important to adapt the orientation and materials to the local culture, language and context, and to the likely kinds of crisis situations in which your participants would be helping. This facilitator's manual is to be used together with Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers.