We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. Mental ill health can strike at any time and can affect everyone. 

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Although things are improving, stigma still exists around mental ill health. As a society, we don't tend to know how to take care of our mental health like we do our physical health. This means that people may not know how to support a friend, family member or colleague experiencing a mental health issue, or where to go for help with their own mental health.

​At the end of this course, you will have learned about:

• Spot the early signs of a mental health issue

• Feel confident in how to offer and provide initial help to a person experiencing a mental health issue

• Preserve life where a person may be at risk of harm to themselves or others

• Help stop mental ill health from getting worse

• Promote recovery of good mental health

• Guide someone towards appropriate treatment and other sources of help

• Understand the stigma that exists around mental health