Mental Health First Aid Awareness

This course equips workers, supervisors and managers to understand mental health, recognise when someone is struggling, and offer effective first-line support before a situation reaches crisis. Just as importantly, it helps break down the stigma that stops people asking for help.

Across five modules, learners build the awareness and practical skills needed to support colleagues and themselves. The course explains common mental health conditions, how to spot the warning signs, and how to start a supportive conversation and listen well. It also covers when and how to escalate concerns, the UK support services available — including the NHS, Mind and the Samaritans — and the importance of looking after your own wellbeing.

What the course covers:

• Module 1 – Understanding Mental Health: what mental health is, the particular pressures faced in construction, the factors that affect wellbeing, and why awareness and reducing stigma matter.
• Module 2 – Common Mental Health Conditions: understanding stress, anxiety, depression and substance misuse, their impact on work, and the value of early intervention.
• Module 3 – Recognising Warning Signs: behavioural, emotional, physical and performance indicators, recognising suicide warning signs, and taking concerns seriously.
• Module 4 – Providing Mental Health First Aid: starting conversations, active listening, offering reassurance, maintaining confidentiality, encouraging people to seek help, and setting healthy boundaries.
• Module 5 – Support, Escalation and Self-Care: escalation procedures, workplace and external support systems, employer responsibilities, self-care strategies, and creating a supportive culture.

By the end of the course, learners will be able to recognise the early signs that someone may be struggling, respond with confidence and compassion, signpost people to appropriate support, and help foster a workplace where mental health can be discussed openly.

Ideal for anyone in construction and related industries who wants to support colleagues' wellbeing — and a valuable foundation for those taking on a mental health first aider or supervisory role.

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