SkillBase First Aid’s blog posts and pages relating to Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
Friendships are an important part of life and are among the most valuable relationships we have. In a world that has recently flipped our normal lives upside down, not being able to meet in person with each other as much or at all has been so difficult for so many. Read more…
Updated 9 November 2020 Furlough (Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme) was introduced back in March of this year to prevent mass redundancies by allowing those that cannot do their jobs, either because their normal workplace is closed or there is no longer work available for them, to have their wages subsidised. Read more…
On average, we spend a third of our life working, that’s 90,000 hours over a lifetime. So it makes sense that our workplaces are happy ones, right? Even if your ‘new normal’ is working from home, it still applies that the work interactions you have are important to feeling happiness Read more…
Be Empowered mental health training has now merged with SkillBase First Aid to bring you excellent and engaging training across a range of both physical and mental health courses. Our strong belief in the parity of esteem between mental and physical health is becoming a reality and we are Read more…
A mental health crisis can mean different things. It generally means when someone’s health worsens to the point where they need urgent help from professional services, for example: Severe influence of substances. Severe self-harm needing assistance. Need for physical first aid or medical help. Extraordinarily anxious or panic attack. Paranoia, Read more…
Every day we are hearing the words ‘uncertain’ and ‘unprecedented’ more and more. With many of our routines turned upside down, along with the additional stress of childcare, social distancing, food shopping, and even where your next loo roll is coming from, we all need to take a little time Read more…
Mental Health First Aid training is becoming more and more common. Previously mainly used by large and public sector workplaces, many SME’s and self-employed people are now seeing the value of being trained to deal with a Mental Health First Aid emergency or crisis in the workplace. But do small Read more…
Recently we had the total pleasure of interviewing a real champion in the world of mental health advocacy, business and all round inspiring voice! Jake took a wonderfully brave step into the arena of helping others after speaking out about his own lived experience of mental illness. It’s quite one Read more…
It’s International Stress Awareness week this week (5th-9th November 2018) and we have been fortunate enough to talk to some really inspiring people in and around mental health. Continuing our interview series we spoke with Jon Salmon, mental health advocate, campaigner and co-founder of entertainment agency Byte Entertainment. Jon’s last Read more…
The 10th and final key = MEANING! In the final part of our series 10 Keys for Happier Living, we explore meaning and what it really means for us to have purpose. What makes us happy and how can we be happier? Action for Happiness claim: ‘The meaning of life Read more…