About Us
Intellectra C.I.C, (Community Interest Company), is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise that has been established to benefit community by providing an affordable and accessible training and consultancy service. The company’s activities will provide benefit to marginalised communities in the U.K providing free and/or subsidised Mental Health, Wellbeing, Suicide Awareness Training and Consultancy Services.
Intellectra C.I.C’s aim is to educate, support and encourage these communities to access support to promote positive Mental Health and Wellbeing, providing them with equal access along with the tools to build a healthier tomorrow in a society free from discrimination and stigma. This support is designed to assist and support community groups, organisations or individuals that may be at risk of developing Mental Health problems or be vulnerable to self-harm or suicide.
Intellectra C.I.C is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise and relies heavily on donations and grants to be able to provide this service to our communities at a free or subsidised rate. If you would like to fund an individual place, a whole course or make a general donation then please click the 'yellow 'Donate' button.
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Mental Health First Aid Training
Train as an MHFAider® and you'll get three years of MHFAider Support and Benefits to help you feel empowered and confident in your role.
With MHFA England® training you will be accessing the very best evidence-based MHFA® course available. Our training is grounded in research and developed with clinical practitioners. It is proven to increase MHFAiders’ confidence in supporting people with mental health issues.
With our new offer, training doesn't stop when the course comes to an end. We provide continuous support for MHFAiders—well beyond your initial certification—so you are confident, empowered, and motivated to carry out your role.
Frequently Asked Questions
Throughout this course you will be taken on a journey to understand what mental health is. We discuss how we all have mental health, like physical health, and we teach people to look after their own and others’ wellbeing.
Our MHFAider® courses:
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Encourage people to challenge the language we use around mental health
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Explore our different frames of reference and the stigma attached to mental health
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Help people to understand what good mental health looks like
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Explore the factors that can have an impact on our mental health
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Look at how to support yourself and others with self-care, giving the skills to influence your own mental health and help prevent mental ill health
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Teach how to intervene (including in a crisis), reassure and signpost to further support
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Teach about diagnosable mental health conditions, what unwell looks like and how to spot these signs in yourself and others
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Talk about what to do if you think someone is unwell and the steps to take for early intervention
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Talk about recovery from mental illness and looking forward
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Mental Health First Aid Courses are beneficial to everyone. It is possible that at some point in our life we will either have to support someone with mental health issues, encounter someone in the workplace or have our own personal experiences to deal with. It is not a requirement that you have existing knowledge or a medical background in order to access this course. Although this list is not exhaustive, here are some of the people and organisations that benefit from this type of training.
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Community Groups
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Corporations
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Line managers
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Housing Associations
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HR professionals
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Social care professionals
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Teachers
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Parents
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Foster parents
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First responders
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Staff nurses
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Local authorities
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Friends and family
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People with lived experience of mental ill health
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Black or Black British people
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To become a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) you need to take a Mental Health First Aider course. These courses can be either in a classroom, workplace or online and are delivered through the MHFA England Online Learning Hub by accredited Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England® Instructor members. The courses generally run over 2 days from 9.00am to 4:30pm although it is possible for other arrangements to be discussed to suit individual requirements.
The regular cost of the course is £325.00 per person which includes a comprehensive workbook and three years of access to the MHFAider Support App® with 24/7 digital support. However, funding may be available for you or your community so please contact us at enquiries@intellectra.co.uk with your request.
At the end of your course you will receive a certificate to confirm you are a:
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Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®) – (two day courses)
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MHFA England training is valid for 3 years and it is recommended that MHFAiders® attend an MHFA Refresher course to update their knowledge relating to Mental Health supports services and practices.
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Why become a MHFAider?
By training with us, you will gain:
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A deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing
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Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues
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The confidence to step in and support someone to recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support
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Three years of access to the MHFAider Support App® with 24/7 digital support
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Access to exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities, and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders
Why choose MHFA England Training
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91% of people had a better understanding of mental health after completing their MHFA England course
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Since MHFA England was founded in 2007, our Instructor Members have trained hundreds and thousands of MHFAiders
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All MHFA England Instructor Members are accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health, meaning you can expect a quality-assured and consistent training experience
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We are committed to improving the mental health of the nation
Become a Qualified MHFAider!
MHFA England has partnered with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) to create an internationally recognised MHFAider qualification. The RSPH Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid helps you embed your learning further. It is an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to the role and your expertise as an MHFAider, whilst furthering your own development.
If you want to know more about how we can develop your mental health support skills, get in touch today.
"The facilitators delivered this course extremely well and there teaching styles complimented each others. They were both very clear and engaging when they were talking and providing information. I felt that they delivered sensitive subjects in a supportive manner and they checked in with us regularly to ensure we were okay. I really enjoyed this course and have recommended it to my colleagues and we have four theatre staff already on a waiting list for future dates."
"I really enjoyed the course. We had an excellent group and excellent facilitators. It was educational and helped equip me with the skills needed to support people experiencing poor mental health and mental ill health. I would highly recommend it to many of my peers depending on their clinical roles, as I consider it to be a beneficial course."
"I really wanted to attend this course as I have always had an interest in mental health. I was quite apprehensive and a little anxious as I knew it was an interactive course and I was worried about speaking up in front of people I had not met before. I was very lucky because the group I was in were all really nice people and I did not feel uncomfortable at all. This was massively helped by the instructors. They were kind and welcoming, they worked brilliantly together and made me feel that any questions I asked were not as silly as I thought they were.
I really enjoyed watching the case studies and discussing feedback afterwards. The instructors are very knowledgeable and really helped me to understand different ways to deal with situations I might face as a mental health first aider. They are both very supportive and checked on several occasions if the group were 'ok' or needed a comfort break after discussing difficult situations.
I found this course quite complex and two days is definitely needed to absorb everything. The instructors were fantastic, explaining in full challenging situations and how to handle them and I really enjoyed their expertise. Thank you so much."
"The instructors were friendly, welcoming, and made the, often difficult subject matter much easier to cope with as they were supportive and understanding. They made the course enjoyable and an enriching experience."
"The course was vibrant and inclusive. People were treated with dignity and the level of care for each of us was exemplary."