London Borough of Croydon, GB leads initiative to train residents in mental health first aid
London Borough of Croydon, GB Mental Health First Aid
The council and Transport for London are seeking up to 1,000 residents to complete an online training course. The two-day course from MHFA England explains how trainees can assist others struggling with grief, stress, and anxiety. Croydon officials focused recruitment on teachers, transit employees, and community leaders with high volumes of public contact. This program follows initial studies of the mental health impacts of COVID-19.
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A course open to all Croydon residents, funded by Croydon Council and Transport for London, is being offered to help people become mental health first aiders. The campaign comes after the mental health charity Mind revealed the scale of the impact of the coronavirus on mental health. More than one in five adults with no previous
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A four-day online course will funded by the Council and TfL and is open to all Croydon residents
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