MHFA England Training

Mental Health Refresher facilitated online or face-to-face

MHFA Mental Health Refresher

This four-hour Refresher course will enable your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions to refresh their skills, the same way your physical first aiders do. It is a great way to demonstrate your organisation’s commitment to treating mental health and physical health equally.

Post course you will be able to access 3 years of support and benefits as well as The MHFAider Support App® which will provide you with exclusive resources, the ability to log reflective conversations to promote wellbeing, as well as signposting, and wellbeing support via the 24/7 text support service.

This course is delivered in two ways:

  1. Online over 1 half-day session either AM or PM.

  2. Face-2-face over 1 half-day session either AM or PM either on-site at your premises or at one of our open courses in in Liverpool, Milton Keynes and other locations nationwide.

 What will I learn?

Learning takes place through live training sessions and self-learning activities.

The four-hour refresher course will support your Mental Health First Aiders and MHFA Champions by:

  • Renewing their skills 

  • Updating their knowledge of mental health supports 

  • Giving them the chance to practice applying the Mental Health First Aid action plan 

Online course format

Online delivery is hosted via teams or zoom.


The course is delivered over one four hour session.

Individual learning takes place through a mix of presentations, group discussions and workshop activities

This online course includes materials that are sent out to you in the post. Please allow 5-7 working days for delivery.

The materials include a comprehensive manual, workbook and action cards that are used throughout the course.

3 years of support and benefits as well as access to the MHFAider Support App®

Group Bookings

Our Mental Health First Aider course can be delivered on-site at your premises. We just need a minimum of 8 up to a maximum of 25 delegates.

Book a call with one of our Mental Health Training team to discuss your requirements

What To Expect

At the end of the course, you will have refreshed your knowledge of:

  • Mental health and what influences it

  • How to recognise the main signs of mental ill-health

  • How to provide initial help

  • How to guide the person towards appropriate professional help

  • How to be mindful of your own wellbeing

The course covers reminders in the following areas:

  • The stress container

  • The mental health continuum

  • The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan (ALGEE)

  • Suicide: myths & facts/warning signs

  • Other mental health issues - Eating disorders | Self-harm | Substance misuse | Psychosis

Course Feedback

A huge thank you Ann Marie for the amazing MHFA training!!!! You made the sessions interesting and informative, dealing with really difficult subjects with sensitivity and honesty. You provided us with enough detail to ensure that we understood each of the topic areas whilst keeping us engaged and connected as a group, something which is not always easy to do via Zoom. I now have a greater understanding of the issues my colleagues and I may face and a brilliant toolkit of resources. Thank you for reiterating the need for self-care. 10/10, if you haven't done so already, get booked on to the course, this is an absolute game changer.

Jayne Clent - Centre Manager at Ride High